An official for the Republican National Committee told NBC the ad had been pulled because it had "run its course," just one day after party chairman Ken Mehlman defended the ad and said it would continue to run.
党主席のケン・メルマンが広告を擁護し、広告を継続すると言ったその翌日、共和党全国委員会の当局者は「自然な経過をたどった」ために広告を引っ込めた、とNBCに語った。