'His answer was perfect': NowThis News swoons over Beto O'Rourke's take on NFL players kneeling

It won’t surprise anyone to hear what Texas Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke told an audience about his feelings on NFL players kneeling during the National Anthem. What is surprising, though, is how NowThis has managed to top its previous “campaign spots” disguised as news.

‘I can think of nothing more American.’ — Beto O'Rourke — the man taking on Ted Cruz — explains why NFL players kneeling during the anthem is not disrespectful pic.twitter.com/A12w1kE0zX

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 6, 2018

The clip kicks off with “His answer was perfect” superimposed over the video, so it’s pretty clear where NowThis stands on the issue.

trying to promote Beto huh.

— douglas (@TheSpaceLt) November 6, 2018

??????

— payal smith (@payalsmith) November 6, 2018

Blaming the police is never a good thing…

— Rich Mars (@_RichMars_) November 6, 2018

Well, they’re not quite up to Reuters’ level of fawning even with this video, but yeah, it’s another free campaign spot.

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BUSTED! @NowThisNews caught using Obama-era photo from 2016 to slam Trump in 2018 https://t.co/KQpj29HQ9H

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 28, 2018