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Gov. Tony Evers talks education in a new TV ad, saying he’s “not the flashiest guy around, but I’ll always do the right thing for Wisconsin.” The ad — Evers’ 13th of his reelection bid — is part of a
U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes turned his attention to GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson with a new digital ad. It’s Barnes’ first spot targeting the Oshkosh Republican. The campaign declined to provide details of the ad, which calls Johnson out
Lasry today released a new TV ad slamming Johnson, charging the Oshkosh Republican with “selling out American jobs to make more for himself.” The $548,000 spot will run in Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay. Lasry in a release said Dems
State Solutions Inc. says it’s launched a $400,000 TV ad buy targeting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on taxes and crime. The Washington, D.C.-based group said the spots are running in the Green Bay and Milwaukee media markets. In one, the
Republican Roger Roth is up with his first TV ad of the campaign, saying he’s running for lieutenant governor to “build Wisconsin back up and stop those trying to tear us down.” Roth’s campaign said it’s a $250,000 buy on
Club for Growth Action has launched a TV bid knocking Kleefisch, accusing her of taking taxpayer-funded “junkets” and taking a “cushy job in Washington.” The Club for Growth didn’t immediately return a message from WisPolitics.com. A Kleefisch ally told WisPolitics.com
GOP AG candidate Eric Toney is out with a new radio ad that touts his prosecutorial experience and declares he is law enforcement’s choice to be the state’s top cop. “I’m a prosecutor, not a politician,” the Fond du Lac
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gov. Tony Evers talks education in a new TV ad, saying he’s “not the flashiest guy around, but I’ll always do the right thing for Wisconsin.” The ad — Evers’ 13th of his reelection bid — is part of a previously announced $3.5 million buy through the Aug. 9 primary.
U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes turned his attention to GOP U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson with a new digital ad. It’s Barnes’ first spot targeting the Oshkosh Republican. The campaign declined to provide details of the ad, which calls Johnson out of touch and says he praised a company that moved
Lasry today released a new TV ad slamming Johnson, charging the Oshkosh Republican with “selling out American jobs to make more for himself.” The $548,000 spot will run in Madison, Milwaukee and Green Bay. Lasry in a release said Dems must band together and support Barnes in order to beat
State Solutions Inc. says it’s launched a $400,000 TV ad buy targeting Dem Gov. Tony Evers on taxes and crime. The Washington, D.C.-based group said the spots are running in the Green Bay and Milwaukee media markets. In one, the narrator says families are paying an extra $5,200 this year
Republican Roger Roth is up with his first TV ad of the campaign, saying he’s running for lieutenant governor to “build Wisconsin back up and stop those trying to tear us down.” Roth’s campaign said it’s a $250,000 buy on broadcast TV in the Green Bay and Milwaukee markets. It
Club for Growth Action has launched a TV bid knocking Kleefisch, accusing her of taking taxpayer-funded “junkets” and taking a “cushy job in Washington.” The Club for Growth didn’t immediately return a message from WisPolitics.com. A Kleefisch ally told WisPolitics.com the buy is $1.3 million through the Aug. 9 primary.
GOP AG candidate Eric Toney is out with a new radio ad that touts his prosecutorial experience and declares he is law enforcement’s choice to be the state’s top cop. “I’m a prosecutor, not a politician,” the Fond du Lac Co. DA says in the ad. “As a Republican district
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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