Ad Watch

The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is up with new ads knocking Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for being late in paying property taxes. According to AdImpact, the group is scheduled to spend $2.2 million on TV in Wisconsin from

The Republican Governors Association has launched a new TV ad saying Wisconsin “just can’t afford four more years of Tony Evers.” The group’s Right Direction Wisconsin PAC yesterday filed a new report with the state Ethics Commission showing it spent

Dem Brad Pfaff’s campaign released a new TV ad with a veteran criticizing Republican 3rd CD candidate Derrick Van Orden for allegedly being on U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. Pfaff, a state senator from Onalaska, is running for the

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad featuring three Republican county sheriffs saying they stand with him because he knows how to “keep Wisconsin safe.” Michels’ campaign said the spot will run statewide and is part of

Gov. Tony Evers today launched a new TV ad that knocks GOP rival Tim Michels for saying it wouldn’t be unreasonable to require rape victims to give birth. The guv’s campaign said the ad will run statewide, but declined to

Dem Mandela Barnes has launched his first ad directly attacking Johnson, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of lying about the lieutenant governor’s record and supporting a ban on all abortions. Barnes’ campaign said its ad is part of a multi-million dollar

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has launched a new digital ad that hits Barnes for a tweet that derided U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise after the Louisiana Republican was shot by a gunman in 2017 during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game.

Planned Parenthood Votes today launched a six-figure, statewide digital ad campaign knocking Johnson on abortion. A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes declined to disclose further details of how much was spent on the ad. The spot is part of Planned

The Republican Accountability PAC announced a $1 million campaign targeting GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. It is part of a $10 million effort to defeat what the group has dubbed anti-democracy Republicans. That includes: guv candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania,

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The

The Dem-aligned Senate Majority PAC charges in a new TV ad that Johnson’s family benefited from investments in China. The group, which backs Dem U.S. Senate candidates, didn’t immediately respond to a request for details on the buy. The ad