New York attorney general candidate ponders whether her unborn child will see 'Mueller indict Trump' in very unusual campaign ad

Zephyr Teachout.
(Image credit: Screenshot / YouTube / Zephyr Teachout)

Gender reveal parties are so last election cycle. Zephyr Teachout would rather know whether her unborn child will see Democrats flip Congress, or if Special Counsel Robert Mueller will indict President Trump.

Teachout is vying to be New York's next attorney general. In just the first few seconds of her latest campaign ad, released Monday, she ponders these questions as footage of a fetus rolls on screen. Zoom out, and it's revealed we're looking inside Teachout's own body. She's getting an ultrasound as she explains why she's running to become New York's top lawyer.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.