Johnson ads knock Barnes on crime

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share

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Thompson featured in Michels ad

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting

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Johnson, NRSC teaming up in new ads

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela

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Sheriffs praise Michels in new ad

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad featuring three Republican county sheriffs saying they stand with him because he knows how to “keep Wisconsin safe.” Michels’ campaign said the spot will run statewide and is part of

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Evers ad hits Michels over abortion

Gov. Tony Evers today launched a new TV ad that knocks GOP rival Tim Michels for saying it wouldn’t be unreasonable to require rape victims to give birth. The guv’s campaign said the ad will run statewide, but declined to

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Evers ad targets Michels over abortion

Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign is out with a new spot knocking GOP rival Tim Michels for his family foundation donating to a group that tracks cell phone data of women near abortion clinics. Evers’ campaign said the ad will run

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Barnes ad features retired police officer

Mandela Barnes has launched a new ad featuring a man identified as a retired police officer calling the Dem U.S. Senate candidate “the real deal” and refuting the suggestion he wants to defund the police. It’s the second ad Barnes

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Johnson ads knock Barnes on crime

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share most of the ads he’s been running this fall. AdImpact

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Thompson featured in Michels ad

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting tomorrow. Thompson says in the ad he’s never seen Madison

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Johnson, NRSC teaming up in new ads

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela Barnes as a “radical leftist” who’s “dangerously liberal on crime.”

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Senate Leadership Fund hits Barnes over late property taxes

The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is up with new ads knocking Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for being late in paying property taxes. According to AdImpact, the group is scheduled to spend $2.2 million on TV in Wisconsin from yesterday through Monday. It’s scheduled to spend $11 million from

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Veteran criticizes Van Orden over Jan. 6 rally attendance

Dem Brad Pfaff’s campaign released a new TV ad with a veteran criticizing Republican 3rd CD candidate Derrick Van Orden for allegedly being on U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. Pfaff, a state senator from Onalaska, is running for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, against

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Sheriffs praise Michels in new ad

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad featuring three Republican county sheriffs saying they stand with him because he knows how to “keep Wisconsin safe.” Michels’ campaign said the spot will run statewide and is part of a seven-figure buy. The ad features Washington County Sheriff Martin

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Evers ad hits Michels over abortion

Gov. Tony Evers today launched a new TV ad that knocks GOP rival Tim Michels for saying it wouldn’t be unreasonable to require rape victims to give birth. The guv’s campaign said the ad will run statewide, but declined to provide other specifics. The spot opens showing several young girls

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Barnes launches his first ad directly attacking Johnson

Dem Mandela Barnes has launched his first ad directly attacking Johnson, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of lying about the lieutenant governor’s record and supporting a ban on all abortions. Barnes’ campaign said its ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign that will run on broadcast, cable and digital throughout

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Planned Parenthood Votes targets Johnson over abortion

Planned Parenthood Votes today launched a six-figure, statewide digital ad campaign knocking Johnson on abortion. A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes declined to disclose further details of how much was spent on the ad. The spot is part of Planned Parenthood Votes’ $50 million 2022 “Take Control” electoral program to

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Republican Accountability PAC campaign targets Michels as too extreme

The Republican Accountability PAC announced a $1 million campaign targeting GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. It is part of a $10 million effort to defeat what the group has dubbed anti-democracy Republicans. That includes: guv candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker in Georgia, GOP guv candidate

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Johnson mocks attack ads targeting him in new spot

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The ad opens with Johnson flipping through two ads mentioning him

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Evers ad targets Michels over abortion

Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign is out with a new spot knocking GOP rival Tim Michels for his family foundation donating to a group that tracks cell phone data of women near abortion clinics. Evers’ campaign said the ad will run statewide on broadcast and cable, but declined to release other

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Pfaff launches his first ad in 3rd CD general election

Dem Brad Pfaff has aired the first TV ad of his general election bid for the 3rd CD, featuring his wife and daughter. A spokesman for the Onalaska state senator’s campaign told WisPolitics.com the spot will run in the La Crosse market, but didn’t immediately provide details on how much

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NRSC ad charges Barnes wants to halve prison population

The NRSC has launched a new TV ad charging Barnes’ agenda includes cutting the prison population in half. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it is a high six-figure buy on TV and digital that will run throughout the state. The spot opens playing a clip of Barnes saying, “Reducing

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Barnes ad features retired police officer

Mandela Barnes has launched a new ad featuring a man identified as a retired police officer calling the Dem U.S. Senate candidate “the real deal” and refuting the suggestion he wants to defund the police. It’s the second ad Barnes has run in the last month pushing back against a

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