Senate Leadership Fund ad goes after Barnes over crime

The Senate Leadership Fund continues to hit Barnes on crime in a new ad. The group is poised to spend $4.5 million over the last two weeks of the race, according to AdImpact. The narrator in the spot says there were more than 300 murders last year and terror at

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Wisconsin Truth PAC ad highlights voters’ concerns

Wisconsin Truth PAC was prepared to spend almost $1.3 million over the last two weeks of the race, according to AdImpact data. Its new ad, which began last week, features people in bed worrying about various issues. They talk about inflation “eating up all our savings” and home values plummeting,

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Barnes, state Dem Party ad knocks Johnson on abortion

U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the state Dem Party have also launched a new ad knocking Johnson on abortion. The joint buy was about $325,690 over the final two weeks of the race, according to AdImpact. The narrator says “extremist right-wing politicians” are trying to pass a permanent ban

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Michels promises to ‘stop the madness’ in new ad

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new TV ad promising to “stop the madness.” In the ad, the construction exec says he learned to work hard, take responsibility and do your best while growing up in Brownsville, but that’s not happening under Evers. He accuses the guv

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Cook Political Report moves 3rd CD to ‘likely Republican’

Cook Political Report has moved Wisconsin’s 3rd CD to “likely Republican” from “lean Republican.” The outlet’s summary of the changes is behind a paywall. But it listed 10 House rating changes today on Twitter, including the 3rd, where Republican Derrick Van Orden faces Dem state Sen. Brad Pfaff in the

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Johnson encourages early voting at Waukesha rally

GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson at a Waukesha rally urged his backers to vote early so the campaign could turn its focus to turning out other those who haven’t cast ballots yet and free up supporters to serve as poll watchers. “Get your vote in and then not only do

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