Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes is out with three news ads this week. According to Barnes’ campaign, the ads are part of a multi-million dollar buy that will run statewide on broadcast, cable, and digital platforms. In the first ad, Barnes disputes allegations made by his GOP opponent Senator Ron Johnson that he has unpaid taxes while also accusing Johnson of self-dealing by writing a tax loophole that benefitted himself. In the second ad, Barnes describes his familial background and says he’ll fight to protect “the promise of America.” The third ad features a man identified as a retired police officer who says Barnes “doesn’t want to defund the police,” and is “very supportive of law enforcement.”
