Equine enthusiast and budding politician Dale Peterson’s unintentionally hilarious campaign ad, in which he and his horse make their case for why he should become Alabama’s next agriculture commissioner, hardly requires any embellishment to be soundly parodied, but this spot-on “Funny or Die” spoof does a rip-snortin’ job of it all the same. (Bonus: Peterson’s original commercial is also featured below for hours of frame-by-frame comparison fun!) –KA

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