This Biden ad features the exact Eminem song you'd hope for

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published 2 November 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is serving up a hot pile of mom's spaghetti, with some help from Eminem.

Biden debuted a campaign ad on Monday that, with its black-and-white intensity and shots of a stadium stair workout, looked like it could've been for Nike. But Eminem's Lose Yourself is actually there to remind Americans that they only have "one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you've ever wanted," provided everything they've ever wanted is to vote President Trump out of office.

Both Biden and Eminem shared the ad the day before the election with an ominous message of "opportunity," and what's inside meets the expectations they've set. Voters wait in line to cast ballots, kids play football and also basketball, and then Biden and vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris march onto the screen. Meanwhile a selection of Lose Yourself, sans any mention of spaghetti and palms, sweaty, plays underneath.

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Watch the ad, which is a little more melodic than Eminem's previous political statements, below. Kathryn Krawczyk

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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.