An advert by Julia Roberts endorsing Kamala Harris has sparked conservative backlash online, with some accusing it of undermining marital unity and sparking mistrust.
The ad, produced by Vote Common Good, a non-profit organization aimed at mobilizing religious voters, suggests that wives of Trump supporters could quietly vote for Harris.
‘In the one place in America where women still have a right to choose, you can vote any way you want, and no one will ever know,’ Roberts says, as a woman hesitates before casting her vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
‘Did you make the right choice?’ her husband later asks. She responds, ‘Sure did, honey,’ insinuating that she voted for Harris.
Roberts concludes, ‘Remember, what happens in the booth, stays in the booth. Vote Harris-Walz.’
An ad by Julia Roberts endorsing Kamala Harris has sparked conservative backlash online, with some accusing it of undermining marital unity and sparking mistrust
The ad, produced by Vote Common Good, a non-profit organization aimed at mobilizing religious voters, suggests that wives of Trump supporters could quietly vote for Harris
Critics of the ad accused the organization of encouraging deceitfulness between married couples.
A user on X said in a post: ‘I can’t imagine not knowing exactly how my wife would vote. I can’t imagine my wife not talking to me about any of these controversial topics. I can’t believe there’s a campaign that encourages women to lie and deceive their husbands.
‘Right. Encourage marital strife. That’s the way to reach married women. This is so disturbing’ another X user said.
Disapproval also came from female users, who called the ad ‘misogynistic.’
‘I’m guessing the people who created this ad have never been married, said one X user.
‘I’m at a loss for words at how condescending this is towards women,’ wrote another user. ‘Do Democrats think marriages are stuck in the 1950s?’
‘If you have to lie to your spouse about voting, that’s the least of your problems…’ said another user.
But other users said the ad was an important message to women who are in this situation with their spouses.
‘Remember: these ads are not for us. There are millions of extremely regressive and patriarchal couples in this huge, diverse country,’ one user said, defending the ad’s intentions.
‘Don’t pretend there aren’t marriages like this. They’re more common than you think,’ said another.
Critics of the ad accused the organization of encouraging deceitfulness between married couples
Disapproval also came from female users, who called the ad ‘misogynistic.’
‘Can confirm. My parents were this couple. They are not as uncommon as they should be,’ said a user.
With five days until election day, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are back campaigning in the swing states with the race still close to call.
DailyMail.com’s final poll of the 2024 campaign has the Republican nominee three points ahead of Harris nationwide.
