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Building Back Together, the organization created to support Joe Biden’s agenda, is starting a new TV ad in Wisconsin and five other states promoting the president’s plans to lower childcare costs. The group said the ads will run on TV
The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List launched an ad campaign today targeting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and seven other members of Congress for supporting elimination of the Hyde Amendment, which would mean tax dollars could go towards funding abortions.
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is
A new American Federation for Children Action Fund digital ad labels state superintendent candidate Jill Underly a hypocrite for calling herself a public schools advocate while sending her kids to private school. The group added the $40,000 digital buy last
Second District Court of Appeals candidate Shelley Grogan launched her first TV ad today, saying she’s running against “Tony Evers’ handpicked candidate to defend our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.” Grogan’s campaign declined to release details of the buy other
The NRCC’s new digital ad knocking U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says the La Crosse Dem doesn’t “want to drain the swamp” because he’s part of it. The NRCC said the ads are running on Facebook across the 3rd CD as part of a
State superintendent candidate Deb Kerr’s campaign released its first TV ad of the general election, again calling for state schools to reopen for in-person learning. Kerr’s campaign said the ad will run on cable and broadcast TV, but declined to
Third District Court of Appeals candidate Greg Gill has launched his first ad of the campaign, a digital spot that calls him a “different kind of candidate.” The campaign said it will run on digital platforms across the district over
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
Building Back Together, the organization created to support Joe Biden’s agenda, is starting a new TV ad in Wisconsin and five other states promoting the president’s plans to lower childcare costs. The group said the ads will run on TV in the La Crosse-Eau Claire market and on digital platforms
The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List launched an ad campaign today targeting U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and seven other members of Congress for supporting elimination of the Hyde Amendment, which would mean tax dollars could go towards funding abortions. The 30-second digital ad, which airs on Facebook and other
The NRCC is running a new digital ad seeking to tie U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-La Crosse, to controversial comments made by some of his Dem colleagues. Kind is one of five House Dems the National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting with the ad campaign. A spokesman said the overall
A new American Federation for Children Action Fund digital ad labels state superintendent candidate Jill Underly a hypocrite for calling herself a public schools advocate while sending her kids to private school. The group added the $40,000 digital buy last week. That upped its investment in the race to $106,500,
Second District Court of Appeals candidate Shelley Grogan launched her first TV ad today, saying she’s running against “Tony Evers’ handpicked candidate to defend our constitutional freedoms and the rule of law.” Grogan’s campaign declined to release details of the buy other than saying it will run statewide. In the spot, Grogan
The NRCC’s new digital ad knocking U.S. Rep. Ron Kind says the La Crosse Dem doesn’t “want to drain the swamp” because he’s part of it. The NRCC said the ads are running on Facebook across the 3rd CD as part of a five-figure buy. The 15-second spot focuses on the campaign overhaul
State superintendent candidate Deb Kerr’s campaign released its first TV ad of the general election, again calling for state schools to reopen for in-person learning. Kerr’s campaign said the ad will run on cable and broadcast TV, but declined to release additional details. Kerr says in the ad that science
Third District Court of Appeals candidate Greg Gill has launched his first ad of the campaign, a digital spot that calls him a “different kind of candidate.” The campaign said it will run on digital platforms across the district over the two weeks leading up to the April 6 election.
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