Kamala Harris puts Ky. native, abortion rights advocate Hadley Duvall in national ad
Hadley Duvall, the Owensboro native who appeared in a memorable campaign ad for Gov. Andy Beshear, is now lending her story to Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
Duvall is now featured in a minute-long Harris campaign ad that will air on national stations during the WNBA playoffs, the season premiere of CBS’ Survivor and on ABC’s Good Morning America. It will also be seen on networks like Bravo, HGTV and Investigation Discovery.
Like she did for Beshear in 2023 and President Joe Biden earlier this year, Duvall recounts her stepfather raping and impregnating her at the age of 12.
“I didn’t know what to do. I was a child. I didn’t know what it meant to be pregnant, at all,” Duvall says. “But I had options.”
She continues, “Because Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, girls and women all over the country have lost the right to choose, even for rape or incest.”
The Harris campaign says the spot is designed to reach younger, female audiences in the final seven weeks of the presidential campaign.
The ad is set to the Billie Eilish song, “When the Party’s Over.” Eilish endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket on Tuesday.
Duvall is also set to join a Harris campaign bus tour in Pennsylvania to bolster the television message.
Duvall, who has become a symbol of empowerment for women throughout the country, spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August and introduced Beshear.
Like Beshear, Duvall used her prime time slot at the DNC to contrast Trump’s position on abortion with that of Harris.
“Kamala Harris will sign a national law to restore the right to abortion,” Duvall said. “She will fight for every woman and every girl — even those who are not fighting for her.”
Beshear praised Duvall as “one of the bravest people I’ve ever met.”
Some Republicans are skeptical that Duvall’s message will persuade swing voters off the fence and see the spot as mainly a turnout driver for those already supporting the Democratic ticket.
“I think it’s a powerful ad at one level,” said Vin Weber, a former Republican congressman from Minnesota on 2Way, an online platform. “I’m not sure abortion is going to be the driving issue in this election.”
