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The Democratic Governors Association has launched two new ads knocking Michels, including one on sexual harassment allegations at his family business. The DGA is running the spots through its affiliate the Alliance for Common Sense. One features clips from a
Dem Gov. Tony Evers today launched three new TV ads hitting GOP rival Tim Michels on his business practices, as well as his stances on guns and abortion. Evers’ campaign said the spots are part of a statewide buy on
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a spot in which he says “you have to tear some things down” before you start building. The campaign didn’t release the spot, which AdImpact captured on Friday. Michels vows to dump “Evers’ job
Dem AG Josh Kaul has launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, touting his work to eliminate the backlog of rape test kits. Spokesman Joe Osluand declined to say how much the campaign spent on the ad, which
The Wisconsin Freedom PAC today launched a “Law & Order”-themed TV ad buy blasting Dem AG Josh Kaul as a top cop who “doesn’t care” about police and prosecutors. The group said the buy is part of its ongoing seven-figure
Future Forward is on TV with an ad accusing Michels of having a “culture war agenda.” The narrator in the ad, identified by AdImpact, says the culture wars never “lowered the cost of anything and overturning Roe v. Wade won’t
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce today announced a new TV buy hitting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on education. The group said the spots, through its WMC Issues Mobilization Council, are part of a six-figure ad campaign. One version will run statewide,
Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according
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
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
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
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
The Republican Governors Association has launched a new TV ad saying Wisconsin “just can’t afford four more years of Tony Evers.” The group’s Right Direction Wisconsin PAC yesterday filed a new report with the state Ethics Commission showing it spent
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
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
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
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
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has launched a new digital ad that hits Barnes for a tweet that derided U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise after the Louisiana Republican was shot by a gunman in 2017 during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game.
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
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,
The Democratic Governors Association has launched two new ads knocking Michels, including one on sexual harassment allegations at his family business. The DGA is running the spots through its affiliate the Alliance for Common Sense. One features clips from a news report on sexual harassment lawsuits filed against the Michels
Dem Gov. Tony Evers today launched three new TV ads hitting GOP rival Tim Michels on his business practices, as well as his stances on guns and abortion. Evers’ campaign said the spots are part of a statewide buy on cable and broadcast, but didn’t release other details. On spot
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a spot in which he says “you have to tear some things down” before you start building. The campaign didn’t release the spot, which AdImpact captured on Friday. Michels vows to dump “Evers’ job killing agenda, totally demolish the liberals’ anti-police agenda and hammer
Dem AG Josh Kaul has launched the first TV ad of his reelection bid, touting his work to eliminate the backlog of rape test kits. Spokesman Joe Osluand declined to say how much the campaign spent on the ad, which will initially run in the Milwaukee, Green Bay, La Crosse-Eau
The Wisconsin Freedom PAC today launched a “Law & Order”-themed TV ad buy blasting Dem AG Josh Kaul as a top cop who “doesn’t care” about police and prosecutors. The group said the buy is part of its ongoing seven-figure statewide campaign. The narrator in the 30-second ad targeting Milwaukee-area
Future Forward is on TV with an ad accusing Michels of having a “culture war agenda.” The narrator in the ad, identified by AdImpact, says the culture wars never “lowered the cost of anything and overturning Roe v. Wade won’t take a single criminal off the street.” The narrator says
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce today announced a new TV buy hitting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on education. The group said the spots, through its WMC Issues Mobilization Council, are part of a six-figure ad campaign. One version will run statewide, while another will run in the Milwaukee market. They will
Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according to AdImpact. The narrator says Barnes supported a massive tax
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
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
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.”
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
The Republican Governors Association has launched a new TV ad saying Wisconsin “just can’t afford four more years of Tony Evers.” The group’s Right Direction Wisconsin PAC yesterday filed a new report with the state Ethics Commission showing it spent nearly $2.2 million on a TV ad opposing Evers late
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
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
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
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
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has launched a new digital ad that hits Barnes for a tweet that derided U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise after the Louisiana Republican was shot by a gunman in 2017 during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game. The ad opens with news reports of the shooting at
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
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