摆乌龙！支持柯林斯的竞选广告错投到俄勒冈州波特兰
美国中期选举临近，竟闹出一桩"找错波特兰"的乌龙。支持缅因州共和党参议员苏珊·柯林斯（Susan Collins）连任的超级政治行动委员会"捍卫大街"（Defending Main Street），其广告代理商Cross Screen Media误将约2.5万美元的数字竞选广告投放到了俄勒冈州的波特兰，而目标本应是缅因州的波特兰——两城相隔近3000英里。
这则题为"太多税收"（So Many Taxes）的广告攻击柯林斯的民主党对手、缅因州参议院前议长特洛伊·杰克逊（Troy Jackson）的税收政策纪录。
广告在俄勒冈州播出后被迅速发现，代理商已立即撤下并全额退款，Cross Screen Media承认"100%是我们的责任"。柯林斯与杰克逊的对决是今年全美最胶着的参议员选战之一。目前广告已转投缅因州波特兰正常播出，这场跨州乌龙也成了社交媒体上的热门笑料。
Oops: Pro-Collins Ad Mistakenly Aired in Portland, Oregon Instead of Portland, Maine
With the U.S. midterm elections approaching, a 'wrong Portland' mix-up has become a campaign blooper. Defending Main Street, a super PAC backing Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins's re-election, had its ad buyer, Cross Screen Media, mistakenly place about $25,000 in digital campaign ads in Portland, Oregon — when the target was Portland, Maine, nearly 3,000 miles away.
The ad, titled 'So Many Taxes,' attacked the tax record of Collins's Democratic opponent, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson. Once the ad aired in Oregon, the mistake was quickly discovered; the agency pulled it immediately and issued a full refund, with Cross Screen Media admitting it was '100% our responsibility.' The Collins-Jackson race is one of the most closely contested Senate contests in the country this year. The ad is now running as intended in Portland, Maine, and the cross-country mix-up has become a viral joke on social media.
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