reporter: get this, those men are not in west virginia, they re actors 250 miles away in philadelphia. republicans paid a talent agency to hire them for the ad and the casting call obtained by cnn asks for a quote hicky, blue collar look. these characters are particular west virginia, so think coal miner, trucker looks. they asked for trucker hats, not brand new, preferably beat up. you see that here. flannel shirt, check, and a dickies type jacket with a t-shirt underneath. a spokesman for the national republican senatorial committee says they did not know about the casting call language and pulled the ad. the reality is they didn t have to use actors in philadelphia to capture concerns. we went to this real diner in west virginia and heard the sentiment unscripted. we are happy here in the state. i would not vote for him for
mansion right here in west virginia. reporter: but those men are not in west virginia. they are actors 250 miles away in philadelphia. republicans paid a talent agency to hire them for the ad, and the casting call obtained by cnn asks for a quote hicky blue collar look. these characters are from west virginia and think coal miner and trucker look. and they asked them to bring specific items trucker hat, and not brand new and preferably beat up. flannel shirt, check. and a dickey s shirt with t-shirt underneath. right there. they said they did not know about the casting call and pulled the ad. the thing is they didn t have to go to philadelphia to capture concerns over mansion, because we went to this diner and heard the sentiment unscripted. people are generally happy in the state, but i won t vote for
from the nrcsc, the republican campaign committee in the senate races. the one with the working-class guy sitting around a diner. it seems like it s down in west virginia somewhere. let s listen. obama s messing things up. spending money we don t have. yeah. stimulus, obama care? and joe manchin supported it all. well apparently that was filmed somewhere in south philly. it turns out those weren t frustrated west virginia guys, they were actors. here s part of the casting call for the commercial that came out. quote, we re going for a hicky, blue collar look. think coal miner trucker looks, clothing suggestions, jeans, work boots, flannel shirt, john deere hats, governor joe manchin running for the senate took offense early today. let s listen to that. running for a hicky blue collar look. i don t know where they re coming off of calling hicky blue
ethnicity in your blood, your background, be it hispanic, spanish? do you think that is enough that it makes you uncomfortable? i don t dress up every day. if i m in an old car wearing a flannel shirt, holes in my jeans or what have you, number one, what di thai did is they inserted new terminology that anybody that a law enforcement official can pull anybody over with reasonable suspicion if they believe thatg somebody s illegal. but janet, what does an illegal immigrant look like? brown? i mean, this is ridiculous. it s on appearance. it s on appearance. state senator pearce is republican. you re a republican. how do you find other republicans weighing in on this? although i will say that there was a state poll that showed i believe 84% of registered republicans agreeing with this law.