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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

‘Incredibly smart’: Biden campaign woos Haley voters shunned by Trump

A composite image of Joe Biden, Nikki Haley and Donald Trump
Joe Biden, a longtime champion of bipartisanship, is seeking to reach across the aisle one last time, courting moderate Republicans. Composite: Getty Images, Sopa Images/Rex/Shutterstock

“Birdbrain. I call her birdbrain.” Donald Trump’s words form the cold open of a new campaign ad from Joe Biden’s US presidential re-election team. “If you voted for Nikki Haley,” the video continues, “Donald Trump doesn’t want your vote.”

The 30-second ad, entitled Save America. Join Us, targets Haley voters in predominantly suburban battleground state postal districts where she performed well against Trump in Republican primary contests. It raises the prospect that the former president’s past disdain for Haley and her supporters could come back to haunt him if he fails to unite the party in November.

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