"Strong" was a

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issued by then-

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in December 2011 for the

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. The ad was targeted at Christian, socially conservative voters. It raised controversy for addressing gay people in the military and religion in public schools, largely due to Perry's disapproval of the former. The video went

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and inspired a number of

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. During the primaries, it became one of the most disliked videos on YouTube.

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