A political action committee founded by Republicans is running digital ads in Michigan arguing Vice President Kamala Harris “stands with Israel” amid Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. The ads also link to a video saying Harris put “supporters of a free Palestine” “in their place.”
The ad campaign seems to be aimed at convincing Muslim, Arab and other voters who may be sympathetic to Palestinians not to support Harris by highlighting her pledges to back Israel in an approving tone.
The ads, which are running on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, are targeted at a handful of communities in Michigan, according to Meta and Snapchat’s political ad disclosures. Only a small amount of money has been spent on the ads so far.
The targeted zip codes include Dearborn, the first and only Arab-majority city in the United States and a center of the “uncommitted” movement, which refused to back President Joe Biden in the 2024 Democratic primaries. Other towns with…