Huckabee creates new ‘Daisy’ ad to warn against Iran deal

by Ben Kamisar - 07/10/15 2:47 PM ET

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has dusted off the iconic “Daisy” add to warn of the dangers of a nuclear deal with Iran.

“We must reject any deal with Iran that gives them a nuclear bomb,” Huckabee said in an emailed statement announcing the ad.

“Any deal that does this will spark a nuclear arms race in the Middle East, threaten Israel’s existence, and unleash a wave of terrorism around the world.”

{mosads}The ad is made up almost exclusively of footage from the “Daisy” ad launched by the Democratic National Committee to support President Lyndon B. Johnson’s reelection bid against Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964.

In it, a young girl pulls petals off of a flower and counts them, which transitions to a metallic voice counting down before a nuclear bomb explodes.

Huckabee’s version of the ad ends with text stating that “a threat to Israel is a threat to America” and calls to “stand with Israel” and “reject a nuclear Iran,” before asking people to sign a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry on Huckabee’s website.

The original “Daisy” ad, one of the most famous and controversial campaign ads in history, was famously only aired once.

Huckabee’s notes in small print that the ad is courtesy of the DNC, because the party made it free to the public through the Johnson presidential library’s website as long as the DNC is credited.

Republican presidential candidates and lawmakers continue to pan the Obama administration for negotiating with Iran and warn that a bad deal could cause chaos and endanger Israel.

The international negotiators blew through another deadline Friday and have extended the deadline to Monday.

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