DETROIT (AP) — Republican Pete Hoekstra inadvertently helped U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow early this year when his Super Bowl ad showing a young Asian-American woman speaking in broken English touched off complaints of racial insensitivity, leading to increased donations for the Democratic incumbent.

It’s a misstep the newly minted GOP nominee can’t repeat if he’s going to oust Stabenow in November.

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