Pro-Nicholson super PAC starts TV ad calling him a ‘true conservative’

The super PAC backing Republican Kevin Nicholson for U.S. Senate released its first TV ad today, a spot that calls for the former Marine a “true conservative.” Nicholson, who was president of the national College Dems, has faced questions about his political conversion since getting into the race. The Solutions for Wisconsin spot opens with shots of Nicholson in combat fatigues overseas as the narrator notes he was a Marine officer in Iraq who completed 100 combat missions and volunteered in Afghanistan, where he won a Bronze Star. The narrator then says he “came home to Wisconsin a true conservative.”

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DC Wrap: Kind says he’s not re-thinking decision against guv bid; House fundraising roundup

Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about what Wisconsin’s congressional delegation is up to in Washington. Sign up for our mailing list here to receive our newsletter directly. Register today for the next WisPolitics.com event in D.C.: A Nov. 16 breakfast with Morning Consult CEO MICHAEL RAMLET, a Middleton, Wis. native whose team is shaking up the national polling industry. The breakfast will take place at the AT&T Forum near Union Station, on the 5th floor. Breakfast and check-in start at 8:30 a.m. with the program going from 9 to 10 a.m. Quotes of the week, Oct. 13-19 I

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Champion Group: AFP executives and nationwide campaign veterans acquire Champion Group

Contact: Sean Lansing 608-286-5766 [Madison, WI] – Nationwide campaign veterans Luke Hilgemann and Sean Lansing announced today that they are leaving Americans for Prosperity to acquire The Champion Group, the political consulting firm started by Keith Gilkes, a top political advisor to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The acquisition means Hilgemann, AFP’s outgoing chief executive officer and Lansing, AFP’s outgoing chief operating officer, will head the premier Republican grassroots and political campaign consulting firm in the country – uniquely positioned with credibility in conservative circles and a record of results exemplified by Wisconsin and other key battlegrounds in recent years. Gilkes, who is president

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Champion Group: AFP executives and nationwide campaign veterans acquire Champion Group

Contact: Sean Lansing 608-286-5766 [Madison, WI] – Nationwide campaign veterans Luke Hilgemann and Sean Lansing announced today that they are leaving Americans for Prosperity to acquire The Champion Group, the political consulting firm started by Keith Gilkes, a top political advisor to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The acquisition means Hilgemann, AFP’s outgoing chief

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