Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes released three new ads this week. The first ad comes ahead of former President Barack Obama’s visit to Milwaukee on Saturday. The Barnes campaign stated the ad will run on digital and radio in Milwaukee, but did not provide any information regarding the cost of the ad buy. In the ad, Obama states that Democratic control of the U.S. Senate is in Wisconsin’s hands. Obama then goes on to tout Mandela Barnes and his endorsement of Barnes.
The second ad by Barnes accuses U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Oshkosh) of failing to make things better during his time in office. According to AdImpact, the spot is running in the Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Wausau, and La Crosse/Eau Claire markets. In the ad, Barnes states that Johnson has had 12 years in office, “but costs are still rising and all he’s managed to do is write a tax cut for himself.”
The third ad was released by the Barnes campaign in conjunction with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and is critical of Johnson over his position on abortion. According to AdImpact, the ad is a joint buy of $325,690 and will run for the final two weeks of the race. In the ad, the narrator states that Johnson cosponsored a bill that would have banned abortions with no exception for rape, incest, or life of the mother, and that Johnson said if women don’t like Wisconsin abortion laws, they “can just move.”
Watch the first ad here: Obama
Watch the second ad here: Believe
Watch the third ad here: Won’t Stop There