Lawrence Lessig pounds Marco Rubio in first TV ad

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Harvard Law professor and Democratic presidential candidate Lawrence Lessig is up with his first television ad, and in it, he slams Marco Rubio‘s alliance with major corporations that are backing his candidacy for president.

Lessig’s odds of capturing the nomination may be more remote than Martin O’Malley‘s, but because he began raising money this summer before he officially became a candidate, he already has more than $1 million he collected through 10,000 donations. Running as a “referendum president” he vowed to run if he raised $1 million by Labor Day.

Though he may not be recognized by the Democratic National Committee to participate in the party’s first presidential debate next week, his financial prowess allowed him to more $150,000 to air the 15-second ad in Iowa and New Hampshire.

The ad begins with the question, “Who owns Marco Rubio?” before segueing to a picture of the Florida senator adorned with logos of contributors including Wells Fargo, Honeywell, Goldman Sachs and other financial services companies.

Watch below:

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