WASHINGTON (NEWSnet/AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign.

The Harris advertisement, which is a minute long and describes her as “fearless,” serves as a highlight reel of her political career dating back to her days as a courtroom prosecutor in California.

The likely Democratic nominee, who is less well known than Trump, is attempting to introduce herself to voters after being thrust to the top of the ticket when President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid a little more than a week ago.

“This campaign is about who we fight for,” Harris says in the advertisement, which is running during the Olympics and popular TV programs.

Her campaign said it’s the first spot in a $50 million advertising push ahead of the Democratic National Convention, which starts on Aug. 19 in Chicago.

Meanwhile, Trump is trying to define Harris in his own way.

The Republican nominee's half-minute advertising campaign targets Harris for problems at the U.S. southern border given her assignment as a vice president on migration issues. After displaying headlines about crime and drugs, the video brands Harris as “Failed. Weak. Dangerously liberal.”

The Trump campaign has so far reserved $12.2 million in television and digital ads through the next two weeks, according to data from the media tracking firm AdImpact.

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