Democrats make 'final pitch' to swing state voters in dead heat race

FIRST ON FOX — The Democratic National Committee connected Wednesday launched a bid of full-page advertisement buys successful 25 newspapers arsenic portion of nan party's effort to scope voters successful nan bosom of captious battleground states and laic retired its last lawsuit against Donald Trump.

The advertisement buys were shared exclusively pinch Fox News Digital and dwell of full-page spreads successful 25 newspapers successful suburban and exurban newspapers crossed nan country. 

They see 5 newspapers each successful nan states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia; 4 newspapers successful Wisconsin; and six different newspapers dispersed crossed towns successful North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada. 

The ads are an effort to thrust location what Democrats said successful an question and reply is their final, "most important" message to voters up of Election Day — that Donald Trump is "unhinged, unstable," and "unfit to lead" successful a 2nd term.

SWING STATE’S SUPREME COURT ISSUES PIVOTAL RULING ON MAIL-IN BALLOTS SENT WITHOUT POSTMARK

Roger Lau, nan lawman executive head astatine nan DNC, told Fox News nan ads activity to pass to voters "that this is simply a clear prime betwixt Donald Trump — his connection of chaos, retribution, revenge, division, and nan Democratic message; Kamala Harris's message. Which is that she's going to beryllium president for each Americans. She is personification that is going to beryllium building an opportunity system for each of us, and showing america a caller measurement forward."

An activistic holds a motion that says "Save Our Democracy" extracurricular nan U.S. Supreme Court arsenic nan tribunal prepares to perceive arguments connected nan immunity of erstwhile President Trump successful Washington, D.C. (Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)

They return purpose astatine what nan DNC characterized arsenic Trump's "chaotic and reckless record," arsenic good arsenic his "pursuit of unchecked power," which they will reason he will activity to beforehand if re-elected to a 2nd word successful November.

"In a statesmanlike title that will beryllium decided connected razor-thin margins, nan paid media run is designed to scope voters who could beryllium cardinal to deciding nan consequence of nan astir important predetermination of our lifetimes," DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said successful a statement. 

The locations of nan newspapers selected besides connection penetration into parts of nan map Democrats position arsenic astir competitory successful nan last sprint to Election Day. 

Combined, a full of 93 electoral votes are astatine liking successful nan 7 battleground states, votes nan DNC said it is prepared to conflict difficult for successful a neck-and-neck predetermination to thief elite Harris. 

Lau told Fox News nan papers were chosen specifically to entreaty to voters beyond accepted major media markets successful ample cities. 

26 REPUBLICAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL JOIN VIRGINIA IN PETITIONING SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON VOTER ROLL

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz depart aft speaking during a run rally successful Ann Arbor, Mich.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

"With nan title being arsenic adjacent arsenic it is, and nan stakes being arsenic precocious arsenic they are, we want to make judge that we're hitting nan exurbs and suburbs too," Lau said. "Places for illustration Macomb County successful Michigan, La Crosse successful Wisconsin [and] Yuma successful Arizona.

 "These are places that we're not going to cede ground." 

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

But pinch little than a week until nan election, it's unclear really galore undecided voters successful awesome plaything states could beryllium swayed, particularly successful areas wherever some nan Trump and Harris campaigns person already exhausted important resources and get-out-the-vote initiatives designed to boost elector registration and entreaty to candidates successful competitory districts. 

That's portion of why nan DNC chose to tally nan paid advertisements successful people newspapers, it said, successful a last bid to entreaty to uncommon voters by measurement of a trusted, section news source.

The news comes aft several awesome news outlets, including nan Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today each announced they will not beryllium endorsing a statesmanlike campaigner successful nan 2023 election, sparking outrage and a activity of cancellations from immoderate readers. 

Vice President Kamala Harris, nan Democratic statesmanlike nominee, speaks during a run rally astatine nan Alan Horwitz "Sixth Man" Center Oct. 27, 2024, successful Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

"We ever knew that this was going to beryllium a adjacent race," Lau said. "We ever knew that these 7 battlegrounds would travel down to nan last stretch. And I consciousness for illustration nan infrastructure that we've built, nan power and enthusiasm we person successful our grassroots base, that's going to thief america put it complete nan edge."

Combined pinch Harris' closing remarks to voters connected nan Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Tuesday night, Lau said, "I deliberation it's going to beryllium a beardown closing statement to propel america crossed nan decorativeness statement successful nan end."

Get nan latest updates from nan 2024 run trail, exclusive interviews and much astatine our Fox News Digital predetermination hub.