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Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela
The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is up with new ads knocking Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for being late in paying property taxes. According to AdImpact, the group is scheduled to spend $2.2 million on TV in Wisconsin from
The Republican Governors Association has launched a new TV ad saying Wisconsin “just can’t afford four more years of Tony Evers.” The group’s Right Direction Wisconsin PAC yesterday filed a new report with the state Ethics Commission showing it spent
Dem Brad Pfaff’s campaign released a new TV ad with a veteran criticizing Republican 3rd CD candidate Derrick Van Orden for allegedly being on U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. Pfaff, a state senator from Onalaska, is running for the
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad featuring three Republican county sheriffs saying they stand with him because he knows how to “keep Wisconsin safe.” Michels’ campaign said the spot will run statewide and is part of
Gov. Tony Evers today launched a new TV ad that knocks GOP rival Tim Michels for saying it wouldn’t be unreasonable to require rape victims to give birth. The guv’s campaign said the ad will run statewide, but declined to
Dem Mandela Barnes has launched his first ad directly attacking Johnson, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of lying about the lieutenant governor’s record and supporting a ban on all abortions. Barnes’ campaign said its ad is part of a multi-million dollar
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has launched a new digital ad that hits Barnes for a tweet that derided U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise after the Louisiana Republican was shot by a gunman in 2017 during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game.
Planned Parenthood Votes today launched a six-figure, statewide digital ad campaign knocking Johnson on abortion. A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes declined to disclose further details of how much was spent on the ad. The spot is part of Planned
The Republican Accountability PAC announced a $1 million campaign targeting GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. It is part of a $10 million effort to defeat what the group has dubbed anti-democracy Republicans. That includes: guv candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania,
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The
The Dem-aligned Senate Majority PAC charges in a new TV ad that Johnson’s family benefited from investments in China. The group, which backs Dem U.S. Senate candidates, didn’t immediately respond to a request for details on the buy. The ad
Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign is out with a new spot knocking GOP rival Tim Michels for his family foundation donating to a group that tracks cell phone data of women near abortion clinics. Evers’ campaign said the ad will run
Sunrise in America Political Fund is out with a new TV ad that accuses Gov. Tony Evers of lying when he said he wouldn’t release violent criminals. A spokesman for the group said it was putting $350,000 behind the buy
Dem Brad Pfaff has aired the first TV ad of his general election bid for the 3rd CD, featuring his wife and daughter. A spokesman for the Onalaska state senator’s campaign told WisPolitics.com the spot will run in the La
Americans for Prosperity Action-Wisconsin is up with a new digital ad saying Barnes “will cost you more” compared to U.S. Sen Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group didn’t release any details of the ad other than it began Sept. 15. The
The NRSC has launched a new TV ad charging Barnes’ agenda includes cutting the prison population in half. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it is a high six-figure buy on TV and digital that will run throughout the state.
Wisconsin Truth PAC, which has been funded largely by GOP megadonors Diane Hendricks and Elizabeth Uihlein, is out with a new TV ad calling Barnes “oblivious” to inflation, evaporating retirement savings and crashing home values. It began airing Thursday, according to AdImpact. The narrator says Barnes supported a massive tax
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson’s campaign is up with two new TV ads knocking Dem Barnes on crime. One spot is from Johnson’s campaign, while another is a partnership with the National Republican Senatorial Committee. Johnson’s campaign has declined to share most of the ads he’s been running this fall. AdImpact
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels launched a new TV ad tomorrow featuring former Gov. Tommy Thomspon, who says the construction exec has a plan to fix Wisconsin. Michels’ campaign said the ad will begin running in Milwaukee and Madison starting tomorrow. Thompson says in the ad he’s never seen Madison
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has teamed up with the National Republican Senatorial Committee to run nearly $5.6 million in TV ads from Sept. 1 through Thursday. That includes a series of ads in recent weeks that paint Dem rival Mandela Barnes as a “radical leftist” who’s “dangerously liberal on crime.”
The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund is up with new ads knocking Dem U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes for being late in paying property taxes. According to AdImpact, the group is scheduled to spend $2.2 million on TV in Wisconsin from yesterday through Monday. It’s scheduled to spend $11 million from
The Republican Governors Association has launched a new TV ad saying Wisconsin “just can’t afford four more years of Tony Evers.” The group’s Right Direction Wisconsin PAC yesterday filed a new report with the state Ethics Commission showing it spent nearly $2.2 million on a TV ad opposing Evers late
Dem Brad Pfaff’s campaign released a new TV ad with a veteran criticizing Republican 3rd CD candidate Derrick Van Orden for allegedly being on U.S. Capitol grounds on Jan. 6. Pfaff, a state senator from Onalaska, is running for the seat of retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, against
GOP guv candidate Tim Michels released a new TV ad featuring three Republican county sheriffs saying they stand with him because he knows how to “keep Wisconsin safe.” Michels’ campaign said the spot will run statewide and is part of a seven-figure buy. The ad features Washington County Sheriff Martin
Gov. Tony Evers today launched a new TV ad that knocks GOP rival Tim Michels for saying it wouldn’t be unreasonable to require rape victims to give birth. The guv’s campaign said the ad will run statewide, but declined to provide other specifics. The spot opens showing several young girls
Dem Mandela Barnes has launched his first ad directly attacking Johnson, accusing the Oshkosh Republican of lying about the lieutenant governor’s record and supporting a ban on all abortions. Barnes’ campaign said its ad is part of a multi-million dollar campaign that will run on broadcast, cable and digital throughout
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson has launched a new digital ad that hits Barnes for a tweet that derided U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise after the Louisiana Republican was shot by a gunman in 2017 during practice for the Congressional Baseball Game. The ad opens with news reports of the shooting at
Planned Parenthood Votes today launched a six-figure, statewide digital ad campaign knocking Johnson on abortion. A spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Votes declined to disclose further details of how much was spent on the ad. The spot is part of Planned Parenthood Votes’ $50 million 2022 “Take Control” electoral program to
The Republican Accountability PAC announced a $1 million campaign targeting GOP guv candidate Tim Michels. It is part of a $10 million effort to defeat what the group has dubbed anti-democracy Republicans. That includes: guv candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker in Georgia, GOP guv candidate
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is running a new spot that mocks attack ads against him, saying next “they’ll be saying I hate children and puppies.” Johnson’s campaign said the ad is running on TV, but didn’t provide other details. The ad opens with Johnson flipping through two ads mentioning him
The Dem-aligned Senate Majority PAC charges in a new TV ad that Johnson’s family benefited from investments in China. The group, which backs Dem U.S. Senate candidates, didn’t immediately respond to a request for details on the buy. The ad is based off a story in The Guardian about Bemis,
Gov. Tony Evers’ campaign is out with a new spot knocking GOP rival Tim Michels for his family foundation donating to a group that tracks cell phone data of women near abortion clinics. Evers’ campaign said the ad will run statewide on broadcast and cable, but declined to release other
Sunrise in America Political Fund is out with a new TV ad that accuses Gov. Tony Evers of lying when he said he wouldn’t release violent criminals. A spokesman for the group said it was putting $350,000 behind the buy in the Milwaukee and Green Bay markets. It debuted during
Dem Brad Pfaff has aired the first TV ad of his general election bid for the 3rd CD, featuring his wife and daughter. A spokesman for the Onalaska state senator’s campaign told WisPolitics.com the spot will run in the La Crosse market, but didn’t immediately provide details on how much
Americans for Prosperity Action-Wisconsin is up with a new digital ad saying Barnes “will cost you more” compared to U.S. Sen Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The group didn’t release any details of the ad other than it began Sept. 15. The narrator asks how Johnson and Barnes “stack up” before saying
The NRSC has launched a new TV ad charging Barnes’ agenda includes cutting the prison population in half. The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it is a high six-figure buy on TV and digital that will run throughout the state. The spot opens playing a clip of Barnes saying, “Reducing