As the 2024 election reaches its final stretch, an organization backing Donald Trump is betting big that swing-state voters you will step back from the truth About Kamala Harris's immigration record.
Make America Great Again Inc. has bought $48 million in advertising in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania — where 46 electoral votes are at stake — including $6.1 million spent in the Grand Canyon State, $9 million in the Peach State and $32.9 million in the Keystone State.
This advertisement was launched on Tuesday. It begins A female narrator warns that Harris's “dangerous liberal values” are causing “safety on our streets and justice in our courts to be under attack.”
The ad referenced one of Harris' most infamous commercials. social media postsA 2020 appeal read “Contribute now to the Minnesota Freedom Fund to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota”, a euphemistic reference to the rioters in the streets of Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.
Yet, it wasn't just protesters who got Harris' help. There were also some of the sickest people in our society who were using this moment of national chaos as cover.
The ad states that those released on bail include a “registered sex offender accused of terrorizing, raping and threatening an 8-year-old girl.” Local Reporting This was confirmed at that time.
The ad then references recent comments by Harris; claiming that her “values have not changed” since her first campaign for president and her insistence that she understands the “importance of safety.”
“No, she doesn't,” the narrator responded, describing Harris as “dangerously liberal” and “still dangerous to America.”
The ad, which runs until Election Day, seeks to capitalize on the momentum against illegal immigration in these states that was fueled by the Biden-Harris administration, the most potent example of which is the Southwest.
In Arizona, which is probably most affected by cross-border traffic, voters are on the right track Approval of Resolution 314A ballot measure that would allow the police to do what the federal government won't – crack down on illegal immigration. A recent poll found that 77% of Republicans, 57% of independents and 53% of Democrats favor it.
CNN A survey this month found Trump has greater trust in battleground states on immigration, with a 17-point lead in Arizona and a 9-point lead across the swing-state map.
In short, this is an issue that highlights the former president's strengths and the vice president's weaknesses and could pose a threat to Harris in November.
