A protester is accusing Ted Cruz of liking Nickelback

Man also sometimes dons Mountie costume

A protestor in Iowa has been picketing Ted Cruz campaign events with a sign that accuses the Republican senator of liking the Canadian rock band Nickelback.

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The man sometimes dresses as a member of the R.C.M.P as well, in a nod to another controversy surrounding the Republican senator's birth in Canada.

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The heckler has kept his identity quiet, according to the Washington Post.(external link)
But he's not the only one accusing Republicans of Nickelback fandom.

At a recent campaign event in South Carolina, Donald Trump was also heckled by someone with a sign deriding him as a Nickelback fan.

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Nickelback is a divisive band to say the least, and has received its fair share of mockery(external link), including a Virginia man who listened to Nickelback continuously for one week for charity. After completing the challenge, he said: "I don't think I could have gone one more minute."
The band seems to be taking the latest slight with good humour.

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