Biden campaign targeting voters who chose Haley in Pennsylvania GOP primary

The Biden campaign is going after Republicans who voted for former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley after the former presidential candidate received more than 150,000 votes in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary on Tuesday. ing.

Haley, who withdrew from the race two months ago, received more than 16% of the total vote. Former President Trump continues to easily win the primary, with him receiving more than 80% of the vote as of the latest count.

The Biden campaign noted that a significant number of Pennsylvania Republicans “rejected Donald Trump” in a 30-second ad titled “.If you voted for Nikki Haley…” as part of an ongoing effort to curry favor with voters.

The ad begins with President Trump calling Haley “birdbrain” and reads, “If you voted for Nikki Haley…Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote.” There is. They include Trump calling Haley an “angry person” and saying she was not criticizing the president.

The Biden campaign says the ad aims to highlight Trump’s disdain for Haley and her supporters and target disgruntled Republicans who have been shunned by the former president. This month, the campaign will be conducted on digital platforms, YouTube, connected TV and online video across battleground states, focusing primarily on suburban areas where Haley performed well against Trump.

“The choice in this race is clear, with Pennsylvanians of both parties already choosing Joe Biden’s Scranton values ​​over Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago values. “We deserve Pennsylvania better than candidates who are too preoccupied with legal issues to talk to us face-to-face, and their votes prove they know it,” a Biden campaign spokesperson said. Director Michael Tyler said.

Immediately after Haley withdrew from the Republican primary, the Biden campaign launched a strategy to co-opt her supporters into its fold.

The campaign previously ran an ad featuring footage of Trump criticizing Haley during the Republican primary, saying, “If you vote for Nikki Haley, Donald Trump wants your vote.” “I’m not,” he warned. Biden’s team also issued a statement claiming that Trump has made it clear that voters who do not participate in MAGA are not welcome in his campaign.