The TV Ad That May Have Moved the Needle Toward Trump in Campaign’s Waning Days

Controversial transgender-focused commercials resonated with key voter groups, and the Harris campaign failed to respond.

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A screenshot of an ad aired by the Trump campaign before the election. YouTube.com

The power of effective advertising may have been enough to push the needle at the last minute for President Trump.

An ad created by the Trump campaign after his September debate with Vice President Harris attacked the Democratic candidate’s stance on transgender policies — specifically, her previous support for funding surgeries for transgender inmates in prison, according to a report from the New York Times.

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