New Harris Campaign Ad Seizes on the Only Viral VP Debate Moment

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Oct. 02, 2024 1:01PM EDT / Published Oct. 02, 2024 1:00PM EDT


The one viral moment in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate—when Tim Walz condemned JD Vance for his “damning non-answer” on whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election—was destined to become a campaign attack ad. And so it did. The Harris campaign launched its digital new ad, “JD Vance’s Damning Non-Answer,” across the seven battleground states on Tuesday aimed at attracting undecided voters.

The ad seeks to capitalize on Vance’s failure to answer his opponent Walz’s question: Did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? “This is the first in a series of digital ads that will be launched highlighting key moments that resonated with undecided battleground voters from last night’s debate,” the Harris campaign said.

In a race in which Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have been virtually tied for weeks on end, elusive undecided voters could be game changers, though it’s unclear how many of them exist. New York Times polling says 18 percent of American voters haven’t chosen between Harris and Trump. But a Franklin & Marshall poll from August found that just three percent of voters were undecided.

Interspersed with footage of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, the ad warns: “If we elect Donald Trump, the past will be the future.”

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