Ad Watch

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched new ad hitting GOP guv candidate Tim Michels as “radical” on abortion and gun policy. The abortion spot is running on TV in Madison and Milwaukee, as well as digital statewide, while

GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil launched the first ad of his reelection bid, touting his support for law enforcement. The Janesville Republican’s campaign said it’s a six-figure buy on broadcast and cable TV that will run across southeastern Wisconsin’s 1st

The Senate Leadership Fund, which is aligned with Senate Republicans, has launched a second wave of ads targeting Dem Mandela Barnes on public safety. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly more than $5.1 million in independent

Gov. Tony Evers’ latest buy includes a new version of an ad he ran in June featuring parents talking about him and education. The new spot includes one parent saying, “Education begins at home” before another adds, “As a former

U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany released a new digital ad in his reelection campaign for the 7th CD. The spot is a $30,000 initial buy in the district, according to a spokesman for the Minocqua Republican’s campaign. It will run in

The National Republican Senatorial Committee is out with a new ad criticizing U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes as a “defund the police” Democrat. The TV and digital ad is part of a six-figure buy. The spot features a clip of

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ campaign has launched two ads, including one saying Dem Gov. Tony Evers and “his cronies” are throwing the kitchen sink at him. The campaign didn’t immediately release details of the new buy. One spot shows

MoveOn Political Action ran a TV ad during the Green Bay Packers game yesterday knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, as an “out-of-touch millionaire.” The group said the ad ran in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets during the game.

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

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

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

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