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Building Back Together launches TV ad in Wisconsin promoting Inflation Reduction Act
Building Back Together, the group created to promote Joe Biden’s agenda, is launching a new TV ad to tout the climate, health care and tax bill the president signed into law. A group spokesman said the ad will run in

AFP digital spots tout endorsement of Michels
Americans for Prosperity is putting $1 million behind a digital ad campaign to tout its endorsement of Republican Tim Michels in the guv’s race. The group detailed the expenditure in a new filing with the Ethics Commission and told WisPolitics.com

Congressional Leadership Fund ties Pfaff to ‘D.C. elites’
The Congressional Leadership Fund has released its first general election TV ad opposing Brad Pfaff’s run for the 3rd CD. A spokesperson for the Republican super PAC said it is the first ad in a more than $720,000 reservation for

McConnell-aligned PAC targets Barnes over crime
The Senate Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, has launched its first ads post-Labor Day in Wisconsin, targeting Dem nominee Mandela Barnes on crime. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly $2.4

Johnson ad calls Barnes ‘too extreme for Wisconsin’
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, narrates a new TV ad that accuses Dem rival Mandela Barnes of running “cutesy ads trying to convince you that he’s not a radical leftist.” Johnson’s campaign said the spot will air statewide but provided

Van Orden touts military service in new ad
Republican Derrick Van Orden has released a new ad as part of his bid for the 3rd CD, this time touting his military service. A spokesman for Van Orden’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry about where the

NRSC ad uses Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy to accuse Barnes of being ‘dangerous Democrat’
The latest TV ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee uses footage from the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy to accuse Mandela Barnes of being a “dangerous Democrat.” The NRSC said it’s part of a $1.2 million TV and digital buy.

Michels ad targets Evers, Biden over inflation
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ latest TV ad seeks to blame President Biden and Gov. Tony Evers for the “mess” of higher prices. Michels’ campaign said the ad is running statewide on broadcast and cable TV, but didn’t release other

Wisconsin Truth PAC knocks Barnes over security costs
Wisconsin Truth PAC has released a new TV ad hitting Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for his security costs. The group said the new ad is part of a seven-figure buy running on TV and digital platforms. Through Aug.

WMC ad praises Michels, slams ‘Evers/Biden agenda’
After formally endorsing Kleefisch in January before Michels got into the race, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce is now launching an ad campaign praising Michels. The day after the Aug. 9 GOP primary, the group issued a statement in which President

One Nation ad praises Johnson’s efforts to stop waste in Washington
One Nation, an issue advocacy group aligned with Senate Republicans, launched a new inflation-focused ad praising Johnson for “working to stop the waste in Washington.” The group secured a nearly $9 million buy in Wisconsin through Labor Day, and this

Johnson ad says he went to Washington ‘for all the right reasons’
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson launched a second biographical ad narrated by a family member, this one saying he went to Washington “for all the right reasons.” Johnson’s campaign said the 60-second ad is running on TV but didn’t provide any