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Crime focus of new ad from NRSC, Johnson
The NRSC and U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, today released a new ad accusing Dems of creating “the worst crime wave in decades.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it is part of a seven-figure statewide TV and digital buy.

Majority Forward target Ron Johnson over China trade policies
The liberal not-for-profit group Majority Forward has launched a statewide ad criticizing U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson for “phony baloney policies” on trade relations with China. The buy is part of a $2.7 million ad campaign and will be featured on

Michels says he’s not beholden to lobbyists in new TV ad
Republican Tim Michels has launched the third ad of his guv campaign, vowing that “the lobbyists are not going to like me at all.” The Michels campaign said it is spending $980,000 on TV over the next week. That matches

WMC ad knocks Evers over UI system problems
The issue ad arm of the state’s largest business group is out with another ad knocking Dem Gov. Tony Evers on problems the state had processing the flood of unemployment claims during the pandemic. Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce said the

Nelson knocks Bucks subsidies his first TV ad in U.S. Senate race
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson announced the first TV ad of his campaign, knocking the taxpayer subsidies that helped build the Milwaukee Bucks’ arena. The spot doesn’t mention Alex Lasry or Mandela Barnes by name. Still, Lasry’s father is

Godlewski ad targets Johnson over abortion
Dem U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski is running a new TV ad hitting Republican Ron Johnson on abortion. It’s the first abortion-related TV ad announced in the U.S. Senate race since the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion that

Michels touts growing family construction business in new ad
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is out with a new TV ad in which he touts growing the construction business his father started. Michels launched his first ad last week as part of a $980,000 buy. The campaign said the

New Johnson ad features footage from White House Correspondents Dinner
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson released a new ad using video from the White House Correspondents Dinner. It says “liberal Democrats and the media elite who falsely attack Sen. Johnson for exposing the truth are laughing it up in Washington while

Evers announces his first TV ad of reelection campaign
Gov. Tony Evers has announced the first TV ad of his reelection bid, part of a $3.5 million buy running through early August. The guv, who’s had a contentious relationship with GOP legislative leaders, says in the first ad that

Johnson defends tax cuts for businesses in new TV ad
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is out with a new TV ad that defends his work to secure a tax reduction for businesses after Dem groups have charged he and his donors have benefited from the breaks. Johnson’s campaign said the

Wisconsin Initiative ad praises Evers’ handling of the economy
The Wisconsin Initiative is back on TV with a new buy praising how Gov. Tony Evers is handling the economy. The group said the six-figure buy will run in the Milwaukee market. The narrator says Evers invested a billion dollars

Michels vows to ‘turn Madison upside down’ in TV ad
GOP gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels is out with a new TV ad in which he vows to “turn Madison upside down.” A source told WisPolitics.com last week the statewide buy is $980,000 for the first week The 60-second ad features