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Hal Yeager—Getty Images by [NBC News](https://time.com/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Jan 21, 2016 3:08 PM UTC With the Iowa caucuses just 11 days away, Bernie Sanders is out with a new closing ad designed to showcase the candidate’s swelling crowds of “everyday Americans.” The soundtrack for the new commercial is none other than Simon and Garfunkel’s classic “America,” released in 1968. You can watch the new ad above. 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