The Man at the Center of Scott Colom’s Protein Ad
Emily Cochrane's New York Times article profiles Russ Hudson, the 35-year-old Army veteran who became the unlikely face of one of the most potent ads of the 2026 midterm cycle. Hudson's father balked at the script, so Hudson stepped in, deadpanning at a grill that he'd "rather pick another senator, instead" in Democrat Scott Colom's ad mocking Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's beef comment — an ad that helped fuel Colom's upset and still has strangers asking Hudson to reprise the line.
