WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Vice President and former President released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion dollar battle to gain the upper hand in this year鈥檚 reshaped campaign.
The Harris advertisement, which is a minute long and describes her as 鈥渇earless,鈥� serves as a highlight reel of her political career dating back to her days as a courtroom prosecutor in California. The likely Democratic nominee, who is less well known than Trump, is racing to introduce herself to voters after being thrust to the top of the ticket when President Joe Biden a little more than a week ago.
鈥淭his campaign is about who we fight for,鈥� Harris says in the advertisement, which is running during the Olympics, the Bachelorette, the Daily Show and other popular programs.
Her campaign said it鈥檚 the first spot in a $50 million advertising push ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which starts on Aug. 19 in Chicago.
Meanwhile, Trump is trying to define Harris in his own way. The Republican nominee鈥檚 half-minute advertisement targets her work on migration issues, dubbing her the 鈥渂order czar鈥� and blaming her for illegal crossings into the United States. After displaying headlines about crime and drugs, the video brands Harris as 鈥淔ailed. Weak. Dangerously liberal.鈥�
Border crossings hit record highs during the Biden administration but
The Trump campaign has so far reserved $12.2 million in television and digital ads through the next two weeks, according to data from the media tracking firm AdImpact.
The organization did not have updated figures for the Harris campaign on Tuesday morning.
Chris Megerian, The Associated Press
