Asheville gets shout-out in Obama ad

10:16 AM, Apr 4, 2012   |    comments
President Barack Obama's love of the city seems to have spilled over into a national advertisement attacking Mitt Romney for supporting "big oil."/Asheville Citizen Times
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Asheville Citizen-Times staff reports

ASHEVILLE - President Barack Obama's love of the city seems to have spilled over into a national advertisement attacking Mitt Romney for supporting "big oil."

The clip features a shot of Broadway at the intersection of Walnut. The ad isn't airing in North Carolina.

Obama said during his last visit that the city was one of his favorite places.

"I love Asheville. In fact, I think I should be on the tourism promotion board of Asheville," he said. "Every time I meet somebody I say, 'Have you guys gone down to Asheville? That's a nice place to be.'"