America (advertisement)

"America"
LanguageEnglish
Running time1:00
Release date(s)January 21, 2016 (2016-01-21) (original)
April 7, 2016 (2016-04-07) (New York version)
Music by"America" by Simon & Garfunkel
CountryUnited States

"America" is an American political advertisement released by the 2016 presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders. It premiered on January 21, 2016, via YouTube, and first aired on televisions in Iowa and New Hampshire shortly before the Democratic Iowa caucus and New Hampshire primary.[1][2][3] On April 7, 2016, another version of the ad for New York was premiered on YouTube. It was aired on television stations in New York before the New York State primaries took place, though with some changes.

  1. ^ Kreps, Daniel (January 21, 2016). "Bernie Sanders Invokes Simon & Garfunkel for New Campaign Ad". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Gass, Nick (January 21, 2016). "New Bernie Sanders ad leans on Simon and Garfunkel". Politico. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "New Sanders Ad Uses Simon & Garfunkel Classic 'America'". NBC News. January 21, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.