U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes and the state Dem Party have also launched a new ad knocking Johnson on abortion. The joint buy was about $325,690 over the final two weeks of the race, according to AdImpact. The narrator says “extremist right-wing politicians” are trying to pass a permanent ban

GOP guv candidate Tim Michels is up with a new TV ad promising to “stop the madness.” In the ad, the construction exec says he learned to work hard, take responsibility and do your best while growing up in Brownsville, but that’s not happening under Evers. He accuses the guv

Gov. Tony Evers launched two new ads hitting GOP rival Tim Michels — one spot on abortion, the other on sexual harassment suits against the construction exec’s business. Evers’ campaign didn’t release details on the buys. One features a couple identified as Joel and Summer, a Wisconsin mom and dad.

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, and the National Republican Senatorial Committee are up with a new TV ad that accuses Dem Mandela Barnes of supporting “all the policies causing you and your family so much pain.” The spot opens with a message accusing Dems of defunding and dispiriting the police,

Dem super PAC Priorities USA and American Federation of Teachers announced a new digital ad urging Wisconsinites to vote because otherwise “someone else is making the decisions.” The $350,000 spot begins with a woman waking up to her phone alarm and a “privacy protection laws” notification. The narrator in the

A new Sunrise in America Political Fund ad seeks to tie Evers to President Biden. The group said the $500,000 spot is running in the La Crosse-Eau Claire market on broadcast, cable TV and radio. The narrator says it’s been bad under Biden and Evers, but it’s going to get

Restoration PAC has reported $900,000 on a new TV buy. The narrator in the group’s ad says Gov. Tony Evers once headed an agency that suggested white people wear privileged wristbands. A spokesperson said the ad will run statewide. “When he had a chance to stop the poison of judging

The Republican Governors Association has laid down $3.3 million for ads through its ACC Wisconsin 2022 PAC. An RGA spokesperson said the initial buy through the ACC Wisconsin 2022 PAC is $1.1 million and will run on broadcast and cable in Milwaukee. The spot focuses on the release of violent

Dem Senate candidate Mandela Barnes is out with new ads featuring Barack Obama ahead of the former president’s rally in Milwaukee on Saturday. Barnes’ campaign said the spots will run on digital and radio in the Milwaukee area through the end of the election. In the spot, Obama says control

Gov. Tony Evers has released a new TV knocking GOP rival Tim Michels on education. The campaign didn’t release details of the ad. According to AdImpact, Evers has more than $4.1 million reserved on paid media from today through the election.The spot features a woman identified as Jacque, an Oconomowoc

Building Back Together today announced a six-figure digital ad campaign across three states, including Wisconsin, touting the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan. Building Back Together is an advocacy group that supports Biden-Harris administration policies. The spot will also run in Nevada and Pennsylvania. The ad shows popular memes over

Dem Mandela Barnes’ campaign is again knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, over abortion in a new TV ad. The narrator in the spot says “extremist right-wing politicians are trying to pass a permanent ban on abortions,” but they “won’t stop there.” The narrator adds Johnson cosponsored legislation that would

Tony Evers today released a new TV ad featuring former President Obama urging people to vote for the Dem guv. Evers’ campaign said the spot will begin airing in the coming days. It comes ahead of Obama campaigning in Milwaukee next weekend for Dems. The spot features Obama talking directly

A Better Wisconsin Together Political Action Fund reported to the state it’s putting $400,000 behind a TV buy opposing GOP AG candidate Eric Toney. A Better Wisconsin Together Political Action Fund posted a video to its YouTube page this week featuring a narrator saying Toney is running for AG, but

A new Republican Attorneys General Association ad ties Kaul to the release of violent offenders by the state Parole Commission. The narrator in the spot, run through the RAGA affiliate the Wisconsin Freedom PAC, says Kaul “didn’t even show up” when violent criminals were up for parole and didn’t “fight

The Democratic Attorneys General Association released its first ads of the Wisconsin race, knocking GOP challenger Eric Toney on abortion. The group said the effort through its DAGA People’s Lawyer Project includes about $1.9 million on broadcast, streaming services and digital. A DAGA spokesperson said the buy will begin in

Wisconsin Conservation Voters announced it will invest more than $5.6 million to elect Dem lawmakers, Evers and Barnes The money includes almost $3.6 million to support Evers, Attorney General Josh Kaul and 14 legislative candidates through the Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee. LCV Victory Fund has allocated more than

Senate Majority PAC’s latest ad hits Johnson on abortion and for pushing “tax loopholes” to benefit himself and his donors. The spot plays a clip of Johnson saying, “Did my business benefit? Sure. Did some of my donor businesses? Sure.” The narrator adds Johnson voted to raise the retirement age

Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s latest spot accuses Dem challenger Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes of rationalizing violence against American police officers while appearing on “Vladimir Putin’s propaganda news outlet.” The spot plays news clips from the shooting deaths of five Dallas Police officers in 2016. The narrator says just days

Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ latest ad knocks U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson on abortion. The spot opens with a staged police call with a voice asking all units to respond to “an abortion at Central Hospital. Officers needed to detain doctor.” The narrator says Johnson wouldn’t just ban abortions