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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
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,
Dem Rebecca Cooke says in the first TV ad of her bid for the 3rd CD that she will be a “champion for small business owners, farmers and union workers.” The 30-second ad is part of a six-figure buy. The
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
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
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
A group created to promote President Biden’s agenda is launching a six-figure media buy in Wisconsin to tout provisions in the infrastructure package that will replace lead pipes. Building Back Together said the buy includes 60- and 30-second TV and
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
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
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
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.”
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
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
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.
One Nation, a 501(c)(4) aligned with Senate Republicans, launched another ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group has announced plans to spend more than $9 million praising Johnson, who is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in
Gov. Tony Evers is up with a new TV ad that features Wisconsin moms saying he’s “doing the right thing on education.” It is the ninth ad that Evers has released as part of a $3.5 million buy through the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the NRSC launched a new ad buy knocking President Joe Biden as inflation rises. The narrator in the 30-second video that’s part of a seven-figure ad campaign airing on TV stations and digital platforms statewide
Dem 3rd CD candidate Deb McGrath released a new digital ad showing the Dem leaping out of a plane, saying she’s running for Congress because of the “sky-high cost of everything.” McGrath is vying for the seat currently held by
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new ad that knocks President Biden for halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Michel’s campaign said the nearly $1 million buy will run on cable statewide, along with satellite, streaming
One Nation, a 501(c)(4) aligned with U.S. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, is out with a third TV ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group didn’t release details about where the ad is running. It previously announced plans
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
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”
Dem Rebecca Cooke says in the first TV ad of her bid for the 3rd CD that she will be a “champion for small business owners, farmers and union workers.” The 30-second ad is part of a six-figure buy. The Cooke campaign told WisPolitics.com the ad will run in the
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
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
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
A group created to promote President Biden’s agenda is launching a six-figure media buy in Wisconsin to tout provisions in the infrastructure package that will replace lead pipes. Building Back Together said the buy includes 60- and 30-second TV and digital ads targeting Black and Latino audiences in Wisconsin. The
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
One Nation, a 501(c)(4) aligned with Senate Republicans, launched another ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group has announced plans to spend more than $9 million praising Johnson, who is considered one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the U.S. Senate. The spots have focused on inflation and
Gov. Tony Evers is up with a new TV ad that features Wisconsin moms saying he’s “doing the right thing on education.” It is the ninth ad that Evers has released as part of a $3.5 million buy through the August primary that he previously announced. The campaign said the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and the NRSC launched a new ad buy knocking President Joe Biden as inflation rises. The narrator in the 30-second video that’s part of a seven-figure ad campaign airing on TV stations and digital platforms statewide says commodity prices are increasing and “we’re all paying the
Dem 3rd CD candidate Deb McGrath released a new digital ad showing the Dem leaping out of a plane, saying she’s running for Congress because of the “sky-high cost of everything.” McGrath is vying for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse. The ad, which
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new ad that knocks President Biden for halting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Michel’s campaign said the nearly $1 million buy will run on cable statewide, along with satellite, streaming and digital. The ads will also run on broadcast in
One Nation, a 501(c)(4) aligned with U.S. Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, is out with a third TV ad praising U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group didn’t release details about where the ad is running. It previously announced plans to spend $9 million in Wisconsin as part of an