Ad Watch

The national Associated Builders and Contractors says it’s doing six figures in digital ads featuring former national Chair Steve Klessig, of Wisconsin, praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The ads will target voters through mobile devices, tablets and computers while

Future Forward Action is up with a new ad saying Michels brings “some pretty radical stuff with him” when he “makes that long journey from his home in Connecticut all the way to Wisconsin.” The group is spending nearly $1.3

Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign released a new 15-second TV ad saying GOP rival Tim Michels pledged to “rig future elections.” According to AdImpact, the spot aired in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. Evers was poised to spend more than $3

A group calling itself Wisconsin RINO Hunters is running digital ads that call independent guv candidate Joan Beglinger “the true conservative choice” in the race. WisPoiltics.com reported earlier this week the group had reported digital and mail opposing Republican nominee

Dem AG Josh Kaul has launched a new 15-second TV ad charging GOP rival Eric Toney is “unfit to be attorney general.” According to AdIMpact, Kaul and the Democratic Attorneys General Association are poised to spend $1.7 million on paid

An affiliate of the Republican Governors Association is up with a new ad asking if people are better off under Evers. The narrator in the spot says the cost of living has skyrocketed, Evers proposed painful tax increases and tried

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a TV ad calling for a new direction for Wisconsin. According to AdImpact, Michels had more than $1 million reserved on paid media over the final week of the race. As of

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, has launched a new TV ad saying he’s tired of the anger and the division in this country. The spot shows him raking leaves as he asks if viewers are tired of the division and

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ latest TV ad knocks GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson over the taxes his business and family trust fund have paid. The spot opens with news reports about Johnson’s former company paying no state income

The Wisconsin Truth PAC is up with a new ad saying Barnes supports raising taxes for working families. The group was poised to spend nearly $2 million over the final week of the race. The spot opens with couples looking

Gov. Tony Evers launched a new TV ad saying while in office he’ll always try to do the right thing. The campaign didn’t release details of the buy behind the latest spot. He has $2.4 million in paid media reserved

The Republican Attorneys General Association has launched a pair of 15-second TV ads supporting Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney and blasting Dem AG Josh Kaul. The ad buys came from the Wisconsin Freedom PAC, an affiliate of the RAGA.