The Clinton campaign on Monday made a play for undecided voters on the Right by releasing a series of ads featuring Republicans who say they’re voting for the Democratic nominee.
The four 30-second ads will air on national cable, and they will be featured in campaigns already in place in Florida, Iowa, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
“Each testimonial ad highlights a different concern about Donald Trump, highlighting why he is completely unqualified, temperamentally unfit and totally failing to reflect modern American values,” Clinton’s campaign said in a statement.
The first commercial features Doug Elmets, a former Reagan administration official who has donated to Democratic candidates dating back to at least 2004:
The next ad features a Republican mother who has a child with autism:
The third ad features Republican U.S. Army veteran Robert Kearney:
And the fourth ad stars Cindy Guerra, a former local Republican Party official.
“While many of the Republicans do not agree with Hillary Clinton on every position, they trust that she has the judgment and experience to be America’s Commander in Chief — and they know she’ll work to solve the problems facing families and work to keep our country safe,” the Democratic nominee’s team said Monday.
The four ads released Monday come as part of a larger strategy by the Clinton campaign to underscore the support she has received from conservative voters and noted Republican public figures.
Clinton’s team has gone hard after this theme this year, especially when it secured an endorsement from former U.S. treasurer Rosario Marin, who wrote in August, “I have disagreed with and criticized Hillary Clinton’s positions, but I have come to the conclusion that she would be a far better president than the Republican candidate could ever be.”
The Democratic nominee has also won the support of many other notable Republicans, including former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson, former GOP Govs. Arne Carlson and William Milliken, former U.S. Sens. Gordon Humphrey, David Durenberger and Larry Pressle, Rep. Richard Hanna, R-N.Y., and former U.S. Reps. Chris Shays and Connie Morella.
