美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)的竞选团队将在周四晚上NBA总决赛第一场比赛前的赛前节目中播放广告，试图吸引那些预计会收看比赛报道的年轻选民。
这个名为“旗帜”的一分钟长的广告宣传了拜登对堕胎权利的支持，并抨击了试图贬低选举结果和威胁美国民主的“极端运动”。
它将在“NBA倒计时”的结尾播出，就在达拉斯小牛队和波士顿凯尔特人队之间的比赛开始之前。美国广播公司将播出赛前节目和比赛本身。
该广告以2021年1月6日暴民袭击美国国会大厦的视频剪辑为特色，并以呼吁保护民主结束。
“乔·拜登正在竞选连任，以确保太阳不会在这面旗帜上落下，”一名解说员说。“美国民主的承诺不会破碎。”
拜登竞选发言人迈克尔·泰勒(Michael Tyler)在一份声明中说，“自内战以来，美国的自由和民主从未像今天这样受到攻击，因为唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)对美国人民构成了威胁。”
泰勒称特朗普为“被定罪的重罪犯”，这反映了民主党人自那以来开始更频繁使用的语言特朗普上周被纽约陪审团定罪与他在2016年大选前向一名成人电影明星支付封口费有关。
周四，民主党全国委员会在凤凰城公布了广告牌，特朗普正在那里举行活动，称这位前总统是一名被定罪的重罪犯，并声称他“不适合服务”。
特朗普一再声称审判被“操纵”带着偏见的法官和检察官。他曾表示，他将继续与消耗了他第三次入主白宫大部分时间的法律斗争作斗争。
竞选团队希望这个电视广告能够吸引年轻选民的注意力。民主党人认为，年轻选民的支持对拜登在预计将非常激烈的竞选中赢得连任至关重要。
年轻选民压倒性地投票给民主党，但一些人对拜登处理以色列-加沙战争的方式表示不满。
在一份新闻稿中，拜登竞选团队指出，多年来有大量年轻选民收看了NBA总决赛。
竞选团队还指出，去年系列赛在关键战场市场的整体收视率很高，包括密尔沃基、亚特兰大和凤凰城。
Biden campaign to air ad during NBA Finals coverage
President Joe Biden's campaign will air an ad during the pregame show before Thursday night's first game of the NBA Finals, in an attempt to reach young voters who are expected to tune in for coverage of the game.
The minute-long spot, titled "Flag," touts Biden's support for abortion rights and blasts the "extreme movement" seeking to discount election results and threaten America's democracy.
It will air toward the end of "NBA Countdown," directly before the start of the game between the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics. ABC will air both the pregame show and the game itself.
The ad features video clips of the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and ends with a call to protect democracy.
"Joe Biden is running for reelection to make certain that the sun will not set on this flag," says a narrator. "The promise of American democracy will not break."
In a statement, Michael Tyler, a Biden campaign spokesman, said, "Not since the Civil War have freedom and democracy been under assault in America as they are today due to the threat that Donald Trump poses to the American people."
Tyler called Trump "a convicted felon," mirroring language that Democrats have begun to use more frequently sinceTrump was convicted by a New York jury last weekin connection to hush-money payments he made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee unveiled billboards across Phoenix, where Trump is holding an event, calling the former president a convicted felon and claiming he is "unfit to serve."
Trump has repeated claims that thetrial was "rigged"with a biased judge and prosecutors. He has said he will continue to fight against the legal battles that have consumed much of his third White House bid.
The campaign hopes the television ad will grab the attention of young voters, whose support Democrats view as paramount for Biden to win reelection in what is expected to be a close race.
Young voters overwhelmingly vote Democratic, but some have expressed discontent over Biden's handling of the Israel-Gaza War.
In a press release, the Biden campaign pointed out the large numbers of young voters who have tuned in to the NBA Finals over the years.
The campaign also noted that overall viewership was high during last year's series in key battleground markets -- including Milwaukee, Atlanta and Phoenix.
