Sen. Jeff Merkley
Jeff MerkleyThe Trail 2016: Fresh faces on the Trump trail Dem senator compares Trump to Voldemort in new ad Bank access crucial to legal marijuana businesses MORE is channeling Harry Potter to try to defeat Donald Trump
Donald TrumpCampaign collusion: Is CNBC’s John Harwood too close to the Clinton operation? Clinton promises better days for America in closing ad White House: Comey not trying to sway election MORE in the final days of the election season, comparing the GOP presidential nominee to the boy wizard's archnemesis.
"On Nov. 8th, whether you are Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, or Hufflepuff, whichever house you’re in, make sure you vote," the Oregon Democrat says in a new ad. "We must unite to defeat He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named."
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Merkley, who is not up for reelection this year, also briefly reads from the script of the new play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" in the ad, arguing voters are "as tired of political ads as I am."
"'The Sorting Hat is speaking: Are you afraid of what you’ll hear? Afraid I’ll speak the name you fear? Not Slytherin! Not Gryffindor! Not Hufflepuff! Not Ravenclaw! Don’t worry, child, I know my job," he says
The video, which was released Thursday from MoveOn.org Political Action, references a study from the University of Pennsylvania that found a political connection among Hogwarts fans.
"Scientists have found that people exposed to Harry Potter are more likely to oppose Donald Trump," the ad notes as Merkley reads lines from the play. "It's because Harry Potter espouses the values of respect and tolerance. Donald Trump does not."
Merkley was the only senator to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersWhy the nastiness won’t end on Election Day WikiLeaks releases new DNC emails day before election A call to progressives: Help build and own the Green Party MORE' failed Democrat presidential bid and has spent months crisscrossing the country to help elect Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham ClintonCampaign collusion: Is CNBC’s John Harwood too close to the Clinton operation? Clinton promises better days for America in closing ad White House: Comey not trying to sway election MORE and progressives candidates.
Bernie SandersWhy the nastiness won’t end on Election Day WikiLeaks releases new DNC emails day before election A call to progressives: Help build and own the Green Party MORE' failed Democrat presidential bid and has spent months crisscrossing the country to help elect Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonCampaign collusion: Is CNBC’s John Harwood too close to the Clinton operation? Clinton promises better days for America in closing ad White House: Comey not trying to sway election MORE and progressives candidates. A survey released earlier this year from the left-leaning NextGen Climate found that millennials disliked both Trump and Clinton more than Voldemort.
