Better Wisconsin Together ad targets Michels over abortion

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a TV ad hitting Tim Michels, saying Wisconsin women “deserve better” than the GOP guv nominee. The group said the spot started Aug. 12 and will run through Sept. 1 in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. It also will run on digital platforms statewide. The group declined to say how much it spent on the TV ad. The narrator in the spot describes … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username

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Barnes campaign: Unlike U.S. Sen. Johnson, Mandela Barnes will cut taxes for the middle class, not big corporations

Wisconsin Truth PAC — which is funded by the special interest donors Ron Johnson delivered $215 million in tax deductions to — is now falsely attacking Lt. Governor Barnes for his plan to cut taxes on the middle class and his firsthand understanding of what working people are going through. “Unlike Ron Johnson who’s spent his time in the Senate enriching himself and his wealthy donors, Mandela will work to give a tax cut to the middle class,” said Maddy McDaniel, communications director for Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin. “Mandela will always prioritize working families and the middle class because he shares their experience.

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Barnes says he’ll ‘go to bat’ for Wisconsinites

On the heels of Johnson releasing an ad calling him “dangerously liberal,” Dem. U.S. Senate nominee Mandela Barnes put out a new spot saying he can “take the heat” from his opponent. Barnes’ campaign said the spot, the second since he won the Dem nomination, is a multi-million-dollar ad campaign on broadcast, cable and digital throughout the state. The spot shows Barnes at bat on a diamond as he s… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Better Wisconsin Together ad targets Michels over abortion

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a TV ad hitting Tim Michels, saying Wisconsin women “deserve better” than the GOP guv nominee. The group said the spot started Aug. 12 and will run through Sept. 1 in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. It also will run on digital

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Barnes says he’ll ‘go to bat’ for Wisconsinites

On the heels of Johnson releasing an ad calling him “dangerously liberal,” Dem. U.S. Senate nominee Mandela Barnes put out a new spot saying he can “take the heat” from his opponent. Barnes’ campaign said the spot, the second since he won the Dem nomination, is a multi-million-dollar ad campaign

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