The Senate Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, has launched its first ads post-Labor Day in Wisconsin, targeting Dem nominee Mandela Barnes on crime. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly $2.4 million in independent expenditures between Aug. 31 and yesterday. That

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, narrates a new TV ad that accuses Dem rival Mandela Barnes of running “cutesy ads trying to convince you that he’s not a radical leftist.” Johnson’s campaign said the spot will air statewide but provided no other details. The spot uses a clip from a

Republican Derrick Van Orden has released a new ad as part of his bid for the 3rd CD, this time touting his military service. A spokesman for Van Orden’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry about where the ad would run, on what platforms and how much was

The latest TV ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee uses footage from the Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy to accuse Mandela Barnes of being a “dangerous Democrat.” The NRSC said it’s part of a $1.2 million TV and digital buy. The narrator opens the spot asking, “What happens when criminals

Wisconsin Truth PAC has released a new TV ad hitting Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for his security costs. The group said the new ad is part of a seven-figure buy running on TV and digital platforms. Through Aug. 26, the group had reported more than $13.2 million in

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson launched a second biographical ad narrated by a family member, this one saying he went to Washington “for all the right reasons.” Johnson’s campaign said the 60-second ad is running on TV but didn’t provide any other details. The ad opens with a woman talking about

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes, who has faced a string of attack ads since securing the Dem nomination, is out with two new TV ads. One Barnes ad says it’s a lie that he wants to defund the police and abolish ICE. The campaign said the ads are part

The Duty and Honor PAC is hitting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson with two ads. AdImpact Politics last week tweeted the group has reserved $3.4 million in air time for the general election in Wisconsin. The group is aligned with Senate Dems. One ad features two men identified as Bob and

The Democratic Governors Association is out with a new ad knocking GOP guv candidate Tim Michels for saying his views on abortion mirror the state’s 1849 ban. The spot is the second of the general election through the DGA’s Alliance for Common Sense. The DGA said it is a seven-figure

The 501(c)(4) One Nation launched a new ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, for “fighting for relief at the pump.” In May, One Nation, which is aligned with Senate Republicans, announced a nearly $3.2 million buy through Labor Day in addition to $5.8 million it had previously placed in

The Republican Governors Association has launched its first TV ad of the general election, accusing Dem Gov. Tony Evers of failing “to keep us safe.” The spot is being done through State Solutions Inc., an affiliate of the RGA. A spokeswoman said the RGA is spending more than $487,000 on

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Fund has launched a TV ad hitting Tim Michels, saying Wisconsin women “deserve better” than the GOP guv nominee. The group said the spot started Aug. 12 and will run through Sept. 1 in the Madison and Milwaukee markets. It also will run on digital

On the heels of Johnson releasing an ad calling him “dangerously liberal,” Dem. U.S. Senate nominee Mandela Barnes put out a new spot saying he can “take the heat” from his opponent. Barnes’ campaign said the spot, the second since he won the Dem nomination, is a multi-million-dollar ad campaign