Inside a Harris Ad That Tries to Saddle Trump With Mark Robinson’s Baggage

Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign on Friday began running this 30-second ad, “Both Wrong,” on digital platforms and television stations in North Carolina. It declined to provide details on how much commercial time it had purchased, but the campaign has nearly $8 million reserved on television in North Carolina through Election Day, according to AdImpact.

The ad alternates between showing Donald J. Trump effusively praising Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican candidate for governor, and Mr. Robinson uttering several polarizing statements.

Mr. Trump calling Mr. Robinson “an unbelievable lieutenant governor” is juxtaposed with Mr. Robinson declaring, “For me there is no compromise on abortion.”

Mr. Trump saying, “I think you’re better than Martin Luther King” is followed by Mr. Robinson speaking of banning abortions in North Carolina with no exceptions, and angrily suggesting, in a close-up clip addressing the camera, that abortions are the fault of women who “weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.”

Mr. Trump’s praise for Mr. Robinson is captioned on the screen, as minor piano chords play.

As Mr. Trump is shown, in slow motion, greeting Mr. Robinson onstage at a rally, a deep-voiced narrator intones: “Donald Trump and Mark Robinson: They’re both wrong for North Carolina.”

Trump: “And he’s been an unbelievable lieutenant governor, Mark Robinson.”

Robinson: “For me, there’s no compromise on abortion.”

Trump: “I think you’re better than Martin Luther King.”

Robinson: “We could pass a bill saying you can’t have an abortion in North Carolina for any reason.”

Robinson: “Abortion in this country is about killing a child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.”

Trump: “I’ve been