A Sinister Abortion Ad From Kamala Harris

Things are getting intense here are the ground. With the upcoming presidential election in 48 days, nominees facing life-threatening events– Trump gets shot at, Harris does an interview. The candidates we’ve heard of (not Cornel West or Chase Oliver) are pouring money into commercials that illustrate their dearest causes. For instance, Donald Trump with ads about illegal immigration and another about the economy. Kamala Harris endorses commercials about building up the middle class and there’s this new one about women’s healthcare, aka abortion. Check it out then scroll down for more…

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The Democrats have the focus of a brain surgeon when it comes to their platform. While I don’t agree with most of their policies, they certainly know how to put together a presentation that appeals to our emotions, our empathy. This woman’s story about her step-dad is heartbreaking. It’s sick. He should be in jail without bail, without parol. But I think there’s something more going on with the ad’s strategic wording. You see the title, right? “Monster.” The people responsible for the ad don’t care what you think about the step-father. He’s just a piece of the puzzle but he’s not the monster. The purpose of the ad is to persuade the viewer to associate that word “monster” with Donald Trump. It’s a slick marketing strategy, even if it’s also sinister at the very same time.

Propping up this victim, Hadley Duvall, as a spokeswoman for abortion rights might help sway people’s opinions on how to move forward locally and/or federally. What the ad doesn’t tell the viewer are the things that might appeal to their more logical side. For instance, only 9 states have a complete abortion ban that does not make exceptions for rape/incest. Each of those 9 states share a border with a state that does allow abortion in some capacity. More than half of the states in the U.S. do not have any ban at all.

The Supreme Court of the United States made abortion a state/local issue, since 2022. While I can see how that might be inconvenient for someone in a state with a ban, interstate travel has never been easier thanks to President Biden’s Infrastructure Bill becoming law back in 2021.

-Out of the Wilderness