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The Republican State Leadership Committee’s Judicial Fairness Initiative is launching a cable buy to back Shelley Grogan in the 2nd District Court of Appeals race. The Washington, D.C.-based group said it’s putting $50,000 behind the buy, which will air in
Kevin Nicholson’s group No Better Friend is running a radio ad featuring the former GOP U.S. Senate candidate urging opposition to Dems’ House bill to overhaul election laws. A No Better Friend spokeswoman declined to provide specifics on the ad
House Majority Forward, a PAC that backs Dems, is up with a new TV ad praising U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, for “breaking through Washington gridlock to get Wisconsin back on track” with the COVID-19 relief bill. The group
State superintendent candidate Jill Underly knocks her opponent as untrustworthy in her first TV ad ahead of the general election. Underly’s campaign said the spot will run on broadcast and cable TV statewide as part of a “significant six-figure buy.”
A new 15-second digital ad from the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin targets Johnson for his opposition to the COVID stimulus bill. The digital buy is in addition to a $1 million TV campaign the group previously laid down targeting Johnson,
The Democratic National Committee is running a new ad on broadcast TV in Milwaukee that features President Biden touting the COVID-19 bill he signed last week. The ad also will run on national cable, a spokeswoman said. The party also
A Better Wisconsin Together digital ad accuses state superintendent candidate and former Brown Deer Superintendent Deb Kerr of trying to cover up a “financial scandal in her school district.” The narrator in the spot says a district employee overdrew an
The American Federation for Children Action fund spent $56,500 on digital ads opposing Pecatonica School Superintendent Jill Underly, according to its filing with the Ethics Commission. The ad calls Underly the hand-picked candidate of the teachers’ unions. The spot focuses
Opportunity Wisconsin is out with a new 15-second digital ad knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, for opposing the COVID-19 bill that President Biden signed into law today. The group said the six-figure buy will run statewide. It’s in addition
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a new digital ad for his opposition to the COVID-19 bill while “our communities are still suffering.” The DSCC said it’s part of a five-figure buy in Wisconsin
The conservative American Action Network is again hitting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill as the package heads back to the House. The latest digital ad is an addition to a previous campaign the group had announced
The Dem group Protect Our Care is running a digital spot knocking Republicans for opposing the federal COVID-19 bill. The ad is running nationally on Facebook and in Wisconsin. It comes as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, objected to allowing debate
An arm of the Republican Governors Association is running a new TV ad in Wisconsin urging Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to oppose the COVID-19 bill now before the U.S. Senate. The spot targeting Evers and Baldwin,
A new statewide ad campaign from Opportunity Wisconsin calls on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to back COVID-19 relief checks for Wisconsinites. The ads feature a Horicon mother and a Juneau daycare director describing their struggles amid the pandemic. The group
A Lincoln Project ad includes U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is what it calls a “new Jim Crow Caucus” working to disenfranchise Black voters. The ad list Johnson, R-Oshkosh, along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and U.S. Sens. Ted
The state Dem Party’s TV ad targeting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls the Oshkosh Republican “unfit to serve.” The spot is running on broadcast TV in the Green Bay, La Crosse and Wausau markets and statewide on cable. A party spokeswoman said the
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, facing a deluge of outside spending, has posted a new campaign ad that accuses Dem opponent Joel Jacobsen of launching a “personal smear campaign” against Vos. Vos appears once in the new spot, which features his
State Rep. John Macco’s campaign is up with two ads a week out from Election Day. The ads will run in the Green Bay media market on cable, digital, and streaming services. The first spot emphasizes Macco’s role in passing
The Jobs First Coalition is out with a TV ad that accuses Sara Rodriguez of “going Hollywood … Hollywood radical that is.” The state party has had a string of successful fundraisers involving the casts of “The Princess Bride,” “Happy
Dem Joel Jacobsen, who’s challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, is up with a TV ad that slams Vos for the “Legislature he leads” not working in 180 days. The spot also says he “hasn’t lifted a finger for struggling families”
The Republican State Leadership Committee’s Judicial Fairness Initiative is launching a cable buy to back Shelley Grogan in the 2nd District Court of Appeals race. The Washington, D.C.-based group said it’s putting $50,000 behind the buy, which will air in Milwaukee and Green Bay. The group has done independent expenditures
Kevin Nicholson’s group No Better Friend is running a radio ad featuring the former GOP U.S. Senate candidate urging opposition to Dems’ House bill to overhaul election laws. A No Better Friend spokeswoman declined to provide specifics on the ad buy other than saying it would run in all of
House Majority Forward, a PAC that backs Dems, is up with a new TV ad praising U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, for “breaking through Washington gridlock to get Wisconsin back on track” with the COVID-19 relief bill. The group said it’s part of a $1.4 million buy across nine
State superintendent candidate Jill Underly knocks her opponent as untrustworthy in her first TV ad ahead of the general election. Underly’s campaign said the spot will run on broadcast and cable TV statewide as part of a “significant six-figure buy.” The campaign said it will run in every major market,
A new 15-second digital ad from the Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin targets Johnson for his opposition to the COVID stimulus bill. The digital buy is in addition to a $1 million TV campaign the group previously laid down targeting Johnson, R-Oshkosh. The new digital ad asks if viewers saw the
The Democratic National Committee is running a new ad on broadcast TV in Milwaukee that features President Biden touting the COVID-19 bill he signed last week. The ad also will run on national cable, a spokeswoman said. The party also placed a billboard ad along I-94 in Milwaukee knocking U.S.
A Better Wisconsin Together digital ad accuses state superintendent candidate and former Brown Deer Superintendent Deb Kerr of trying to cover up a “financial scandal in her school district.” The narrator in the spot says a district employee overdrew an account by half a million dollars, costing taxpayers $130,000. Instead
The American Federation for Children Action fund spent $56,500 on digital ads opposing Pecatonica School Superintendent Jill Underly, according to its filing with the Ethics Commission. The ad calls Underly the hand-picked candidate of the teachers’ unions. The spot focuses on schools not being open to in-person instruction with the
Opportunity Wisconsin is out with a new 15-second digital ad knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, for opposing the COVID-19 bill that President Biden signed into law today. The group said the six-figure buy will run statewide. It’s in addition to a $1 million TV buy the group has aired
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is knocking U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson in a new digital ad for his opposition to the COVID-19 bill while “our communities are still suffering.” The DSCC said it’s part of a five-figure buy in Wisconsin and Florida targeting Johnson and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
The conservative American Action Network is again hitting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, on the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill as the package heads back to the House. The latest digital ad is an addition to a previous campaign the group had announced targeting Dem House members. AAN added the digital ad knocking
The Dem group Protect Our Care is running a digital spot knocking Republicans for opposing the federal COVID-19 bill. The ad is running nationally on Facebook and in Wisconsin. It comes as U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, objected to allowing debate on the COVID-19 bill to begin before the document is
An arm of the Republican Governors Association is running a new TV ad in Wisconsin urging Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin to oppose the COVID-19 bill now before the U.S. Senate. The spot targeting Evers and Baldwin, D-Madison, is from State Solutions, Inc. It is running on
A new statewide ad campaign from Opportunity Wisconsin calls on U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson to back COVID-19 relief checks for Wisconsinites. The ads feature a Horicon mother and a Juneau daycare director describing their struggles amid the pandemic. The group in a release said it’s spent $1 million on the
A Lincoln Project ad includes U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson is what it calls a “new Jim Crow Caucus” working to disenfranchise Black voters. The ad list Johnson, R-Oshkosh, along with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. The ad, which includes
The state Dem Party’s TV ad targeting U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson calls the Oshkosh Republican “unfit to serve.” The spot is running on broadcast TV in the Green Bay, La Crosse and Wausau markets and statewide on cable. A party spokeswoman said the buy, which is more than $100,000, also includes a digital
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, facing a deluge of outside spending, has posted a new campaign ad that accuses Dem opponent Joel Jacobsen of launching a “personal smear campaign” against Vos. Vos appears once in the new spot, which features his wife Michelle Litjens Vos speaking directly to the camera. She
State Rep. John Macco’s campaign is up with two ads a week out from Election Day. The ads will run in the Green Bay media market on cable, digital, and streaming services. The first spot emphasizes Macco’s role in passing COVID-19 relief and his support of law enforcement. It shows
The Jobs First Coalition is out with a TV ad that accuses Sara Rodriguez of “going Hollywood … Hollywood radical that is.” The state party has had a string of successful fundraisers involving the casts of “The Princess Bride,” “Happy Days” and other shows. The spot shows actress Alyssa Milano
Dem Joel Jacobsen, who’s challenging Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, is up with a TV ad that slams Vos for the “Legislature he leads” not working in 180 days. The spot also says he “hasn’t lifted a finger for struggling families” but secured federal grant money for his business while others