Product placement plan panned

Pizza Hut calls off stunt at Obama-Romney debate

Published Oct 16, 2012 at 8:45 am (Updated Oct 16, 2012)

(From The Los Angeles Times) Pizza Hut has backed off its planned stunt to get the question "sausage or pepperoni?" asked during the live, televised presidential debate Tuesday night.

The company had dared guests to ask President Obama and Mitt Romney to divulge their topping of choice during the town hall-style event in return for one large pizza every week for 30 years or a check for $15,600. But now, after a surge of disdain in response to the stunt, the pizza purveyor said it's putting the promotion online instead.

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