Of course there was a Diet Mountain Dew ad during the vice presidential debate

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance of Ohio are both Midwesterners running for the same job. They’re also both fans of Diet Mountain Dew—making it the unofficial pop (that’s “soda” or “soft drink” for those outside the Midwest) of the vice presidential debate. And PepsiCo., its parent company, didn’t miss the opportunity to play into the news-making taste palettes of the candidates and advertise accordingly. A pre-debate commercial showed security footage of a man...