Barnes touts working-class roots in TV ad

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes in his fourth TV ad touts his working-class roots and says he’ll grow manufacturing jobs in America. The lt. gov. in the 30-second spot airing on ​​broadcast and cable TV, and on digital platforms

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Nelson ad hits Johnson over gun control

Deam U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new digital ad charging U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t done anything about gun-related school incidents, even though they’ve increased from 15 when he was elected in 2010 to 249 last year. Nelson’s

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Godlewski ad focuses on reproductive rights

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski launched a new TV ad today featuring video from this week’s debate in which she questioned her male rivals’ commitment to protecting reproductive rights. Godlewski’s campaign said it is a seven-figure buy running statewide

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Florida-based group targets Kleefisch in digital ad

A Florida-based group has spent $65,916 on digital ads opposing Rebecca Kleefisch in the guv’s race, the first independent expenditure of the campaign targeting the former lieutenant governor. The Sunrise in American Political Action Fund filing with the state Ethics

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Evers ad focuses on roads

Gov. Tony Evers launched the 12th TV ad of his campaign today, a new spot that says he’s fixing the roads. The ad is part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy through the Aug. 9 primary. The spot shows

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DNC ad targets Republicans over Roe v. Wade reversal

The Democratic National Committee this morning launched a 30-second TV spot knocking Republicans on the overturning of federal abortion protections. The narrator in the six-figure ad only airing in Wisconsin notes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a national abortion

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Barnes ad focuses on abortion

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released the third TV ad of his campaign, this one with his mother talking about having an abortion. The campaign said the ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign on broadcast, cable and

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Evers ads tout broadband efforts

Evers has launched two new TV ads that tout his efforts to expand high-speed internet access across the state. The ads are part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy that runs through the Aug. 9 primary. They are the

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PSA emphasizes Wisconsin election security

Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is accurately counted.” The Build Trust in Elections coalition was co-founded by the League

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Lasry ad says he can beat Ron Johnson

U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry’s campaign is out with a new TV ad that calls him a “make-it-in-America Democrat who can beat Ron Johnson.” His campaign said the spot will run statewide on broadcast TV, cable and digital platforms. It

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Barnes touts working-class roots in TV ad

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes in his fourth TV ad touts his working-class roots and says he’ll grow manufacturing jobs in America. The lt. gov. in the 30-second spot airing on ​​broadcast and cable TV, and on digital platforms statewide says keeping jobs in America helps keep shelves stocked

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Nelson ad hits Johnson over gun control

Deam U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new digital ad charging U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson hasn’t done anything about gun-related school incidents, even though they’ve increased from 15 when he was elected in 2010 to 249 last year. Nelson’s campaign said the ad is running on digital platforms, but

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Godlewski ad focuses on reproductive rights

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski launched a new TV ad today featuring video from this week’s debate in which she questioned her male rivals’ commitment to protecting reproductive rights. Godlewski’s campaign said it is a seven-figure buy running statewide on a combination of broadcast, cable TV and digital platforms.

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Jarchow’s launches his first TV ad of AG campaign

Republican AG candidate Adam Jarchow this morning in his first TV ad in his campaign to take Dem AG Josh Kaul’s spot blasts Dems for thinking “they have their own set of rules.” The campaign said it is part of a six-figure buy that will initially air in the Milwaukee

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Johnson, NRSC ad targets Biden over economy

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the NRSC launched a joint ad today that asks what planet President Biden is living on when he claims his economic plan is taking the country in a better direction. It’s part of a $2.6 million buy the Oshkosh Republican and National Republican Senatorial Committee

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Florida-based group targets Kleefisch in digital ad

A Florida-based group has spent $65,916 on digital ads opposing Rebecca Kleefisch in the guv’s race, the first independent expenditure of the campaign targeting the former lieutenant governor. The Sunrise in American Political Action Fund filing with the state Ethics Commission shows the digital ads began Friday and run through

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Evers ad focuses on roads

Gov. Tony Evers launched the 12th TV ad of his campaign today, a new spot that says he’s fixing the roads. The ad is part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy through the Aug. 9 primary. The spot shows Evers driving a red pickup as the narrator says Evers

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Nelson ad contrasts his approach with that of big city Dems

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson released a new TV ad in which he says he’s different from Dems from Madison and Milwaukee. Nelson’s campaign said it’s a six-figure buy, but didn’t have other details immediately available. In the ad, Nelson says Dems like him have a whole different “approach”

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DNC ad targets Republicans over Roe v. Wade reversal

The Democratic National Committee this morning launched a 30-second TV spot knocking Republicans on the overturning of federal abortion protections. The narrator in the six-figure ad only airing in Wisconsin notes Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says a national abortion ban is possible, “50 years of women’s rights, stripped away

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Michels ad refutes charge he supported gas tax increase

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new TV ad refuting the charge he supported a gas tax increase, saying the attacks are “what happens when the establishment gets desperate.” Michels’ campaign declined to release details on the buy behind the 15-second spot. It comes after GOP guv

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Barnes ad focuses on abortion

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released the third TV ad of his campaign, this one with his mother talking about having an abortion. The campaign said the ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign on broadcast, cable and digital throughout the state. According to a check of TV

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Evers ads tout broadband efforts

Evers has launched two new TV ads that tout his efforts to expand high-speed internet access across the state. The ads are part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy that runs through the Aug. 9 primary. They are the 10th and 11th ads he’s run so far in his

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PSA emphasizes Wisconsin election security

Groups representing Wisconsin’s municipalities have launched a second PSA on the security of state elections, this one with local clerks saying “we make sure your vote is accurately counted.” The Build Trust in Elections coalition was co-founded by the League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Wisconsin Counties Association and Wisconsin Towns Association.

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Michels ad touts service guarding Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad today touting his time guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and saying he’s running for governor “to help save the America that those before saved for us.” The campaign didn’t immediately release details on the buy. The spot features

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Kleefisch launches first paid media attack on Michels

Rebecca Kleefisch took her first shot at GOP guv rival Tim Michels through paid media today, accusing the construction exec in a TV ad of pushing “for years to raise our gas tax while getting rich from massive government contracts.” Meanwhile, the PAC supporting the former lt. governor launched a

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Lasry ad says he can beat Ron Johnson

U.S. Senate candidate Alex Lasry’s campaign is out with a new TV ad that calls him a “make-it-in-America Democrat who can beat Ron Johnson.” His campaign said the spot will run statewide on broadcast TV, cable and digital platforms. It didn’t say how much Lasry, on leave from his executive

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Johnson ad blames Biden’s border policies for migrant deaths

A new ad from U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson pins the blame for the deaths of 53 migrants trapped in a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas on President Biden’s border policies. Johnson’s campaign didn’t release details of the buy. “The latest mass murder in America didn’t involve guns, it was the direct

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Courageous Leaders PAC launches ad praising Barnes

Courageous Leaders PAC has lunched an ad buy praising Dem Mandela Barnes in the U.S. Senate race. It’s the first outside group to go up on TV backing any of the Dems running for the party’s nomination to face Johnson. The group didn’t respond to an email WisPolitics.com sent through

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