Protasiewicz releases two new TV ads

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz today released new TV ads highlighting her belief in abortion rights and poking fun at the difficulty people have saying her last name. The Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge’s campaign says she’s also now

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National groups launching ads in 8th SD GOP primary

Two national groups are starting more than $208,000 in independent expenditures in the 8th SD special election, one backing Dan Knodl and the other opposing his GOP rival Janel Brandtjen. That includes the Republican State Leadership Committee Inc., which bills

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Protasiewicz’s first TV ads focus on abortion

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

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A Better Wisconsin Together ad targets Kelly over abortion

A Better Wisconsin Together Inc., the group’s issue advocacy arm, is up with a digital ad knocking Kelly on abortion and LGTBQ issues. The narrator in the spot also highlights his endorsement in 2020 by Donald Trump. The group said the digital ad began running last week but declined to

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Protasiewicz targets Kelly in her first TV ads of general election

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz’s first two TV ads of the general election slam conservative Daniel Kelly as an “extremist who doesn’t care about us.” The Milwaukee County judge’s campaign didn’t immediately release details of the post-primary buy that began today. The narrator in one of the 30-second spots

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A Better Wisconsin Together targets Dorow in new ad

The liberal A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund is up with a new TV ad knocking conservative Jennifer Dorow for the sentence she gave a man convicted of domestic violence, saying it makes her unfit for the state Supreme Court. The group has now spent nearly $2.1 million on ads

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Mitchell launches his first ad of Supreme Court race

Dane County Circuit Court Judge Everett Mitchell has launched his first advertising of the campaign, a digital ad in which he says justice “isn’t just what you say. It is also what you do.” Mitchell’s campaign said it is a five-figure digital buy running in Madison and southeastern Wisconsin. In

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Ad targets Protasiewicz over sentence for child rapist

A new ad from WMC Issues Mobilization Council and the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform slams Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Janet Protasiewicz for the sentence she gave a child rapist. The spots focus on Anton Veasley, who the narrator says abducted and raped a 15-year-old girl. The narrator adds Protasiewicz

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Protasiewicz releases two new TV ads

Liberal Supreme Court candidate Janet Protasiewicz today released new TV ads highlighting her belief in abortion rights and poking fun at the difficulty people have saying her last name. The Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge’s campaign says she’s also now upped her statewide media buy to more than $1 million.

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Better Wisconsin Together ads knock Dorow on sentencing decisions

A new TV ad from the liberal A Better Wisconsin Together Political Action Fund accuses conservative Supreme Court candidate Jennifer Dorow of letting criminals “off the hook.” The group filed notice with the Ethics Commission on Friday that it is spending $716,484 on TV and $112,500 on online ads opposing

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National groups launching ads in 8th SD GOP primary

Two national groups are starting more than $208,000 in independent expenditures in the 8th SD special election, one backing Dan Knodl and the other opposing his GOP rival Janel Brandtjen. That includes the Republican State Leadership Committee Inc., which bills itself as “the largest organization of Republican state leaders in

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Protasiewicz’s first TV ads focus on abortion

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 TV buy over the final three weeks leading up to

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Courageous Leaders PAC launches two ads backing Barnes

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 email inquiry about how much was spent on the ads,

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Future Forward USA Action ad backs Evers, slams Michels

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 $1.4 million on paid media over the final week of

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National Associated Builders and Contractors runs ad backing Johnson

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 they are on ad-enabled news publishers, as well as streaming

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