The Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena on Oct. 14, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is airing ads in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia focused on her economic plan, part of the campaign’s $370 million ad buy between Labor Day and Election Day. The Pittsburgh version of the ad, titled “Good Ideas” uses footage from Harris’ appearance last month at Carnegie Mellon University, and the Philadelphia version features local community activist Anton Moore
“Around here, we have hard working people that just need a break,” Moore says in the ad. “Whether it’s starting a small business or making housing affordable, Kamala understands that.” His is part of a series of testimonial ads from Black men in battleground states.
On Monday, Harris released a sweeping social and economic plan focused on Black men, that would legalize recreational marijuana, introduce a “regulatory framework for cryptocurrency,” and establish a National Health Equity Initiative focused on Black men to address health conditions that disproportionately affect them, such as sickle cell disease, diabetes, and mental health issues…