“It was not me”, Kellyanne Conway told ABC’s Good Morning America Friday, saying the Republican nominee’s apology Thursday “was all Donald Trump”. “Donald Trump for president”.
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Until now, Trump hasn’t aired a single television ad since he received the Republican nomination – which has baffled strategists and talking heads who say such ads are crucial to a presidential campaign.
“In Hillary Clinton’s America, the system stays rigged against Americans”, the ad says over blurry images of implied criminals and foreign infiltrators. The ad argues that Clinton’s policies would lead to an influx of Syrian refugees and illegal immigrants convicted of crimes.
The campaign will spend $4.8 million dollars to air this ad and more on television stations over the next 10 days in the battleground states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Florida.
The ad will run August 19-29, according to NBC News. I think it’s really how optimistic and inspiring his message is … Trump waited to begin airing spots until after the conventions, though he and his allies are likely to still be outspent over the next two weeks by forces aligned with Clinton. Americans surveyed said that they believed Clinton would handle a future attack better than him 53 percent to 34 percent and has better policies to prevent them in the first place.
During the primary, Trump famously ran very few ads, spending only a sliver of what others spent.
But according to polling, and despite his messaging, Trump doesn’t own the issue.
This update to the map is far from a prediction that the election is over and Clinton has won.
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“In case you thought for a split-second Trump was genuine about feeling regret, he is back to demonizing immigrants again in his new ad today”, Brian Fallon, the spokesman, tweeted.
