WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is underway new digital advertising On Tuesday, he called Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance an “extremist” and “a threat to our democracy.”
Spot, Vance, R-Ohio, claims the presidency “could be a heartbeat away” if Donald Trump wins in November, the first time the former president has passed the Democratic ticket in paid media since becoming the Democratic nominee. to Harris official.
The 50-second ad, which will target voters in battleground states, is complete with a video of Trump slurring his remarks at the event and then a Fox News host saying, “The former president, he’s out.” The official said that this is the first time that the Harris campaign has used such clips in any ad.
Age was a dominant campaign issue when President Joe Biden, 81, was still running. Trump is 78 years old.
Harris’ campaign video comes just hours before her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, faces Vance in the vice presidential debate.
Here are Vance’s own words, including: “I would certainly like abortion to be illegal in the country”; comments he made on a podcast while running for the Senate in 2022; and in his comments about the loss of cultural institutions by conservatives, “We really have to be ruthless when it comes to the exercise of power.”
“He’s not just weird or dangerous. He could be some distance from the Oval Office,” he says towards the end of the story.
The conservative think tank has images of Project 2025, the plan for a second Trump term, and is trying to establish a close relationship with Vance. Republicans, including Trump and Vance, have tried to distance themselves from the plan, despite the ties between the authors and allies of both candidates.
“The American people have made it clear: They do not like JD Vance, his plans to ban abortion nationwide or his extreme Project 2025 views,” Harris-Walz campaign spokeswoman Sarafina Chitika told NBC News. “Debate Day will serve as yet another reminder to voters of the importance of this election, and a stark warning that a Donald Trump victory could put America’s least favorite extremist, Vance, some distance from the presidency.”