Ad Watch

Abortion factors heavily in Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz’s first two TV ads, including one in which she declares it’s a woman’s “freedom to make her own decision.” The Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge last week announced a $700,000 statewide

Courageous Leaders PAC has issued two ads backing U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes, with one featuring former President Obama slamming U.S. Ron Johnson as a millionaire “looking out for his rich friends.” The group did not immediately respond to an

Future Forward USA Action has a new TV ad up saying GOP guv candidate Tim Michels’ plan is “fewer rights and more division” while Gov. Tony Evers is focused on lowering costs. According to AdImpact, the group is spending nearly

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