CBS News/YouGov and Emerson College released new Wisconsin polls, each finding U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D) ahead of GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde. The survey found 48% of Wisconsinites backed Sen. Baldwin, and 41% favored Eric Hovde. The survey consisted of 1,245 registered voters and was conducted April 19-25 by YouGov. The margin of error was +/- 3.2 percentage points. FiveThirtyEight rates YouGov 2.9 stars out of 3.
Emerson College found 46% backed Sen. Baldwin and 43% backed Eric Hovde. The poll consisted of 1,000 registered voters and was conducted April 25-29 via text messages to cell phones directing respondents to answer questions via the web and landlines using interactive calls. The margin of error was +/- 3 percentage points. FiveThirtyEight rates Emerson College 2.9 stars out of 3.

The Fix Washington PAC launched a new digital ad, claiming U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) is “not working for us anymore.” They filed with the FEC, reporting $220,865 for a digital buy to oppose Sen. Baldwin and support Eric Hovde (R). The ad includes a 30-second and 15-second version of the ad.

Watch the 30-second ad here.
Watch the 15-second ad here.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) released her third ad on her efforts to stop the spread of fentanyl. The spot is running on TV and digital platforms statewide and was included in a previously announced nine-figure buy.

Watch the ad here.

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) and GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde announced their fundraising totals for the first quarter of 2024. Sen. Baldwin raised $5.4 million and spent $3.1 million. Eric Hovde raised almost $1.1 million from donors since his late February campaign announcement, loaned his campaign $8 million and spent $3.7 million according to his filing.

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D)
$5.4 million raised
$3.1 million spent
$10.2 million cash on hand

Eric Hovde (D)
$9.06 million raised
$3.7 million spent
$5.3 million cash on hand

AFP Action has launched a new ad campaign calling Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde the “political outsider” Wisconsin needs. The campaign is a six-figure buy that will run statewide on digital platforms and streaming TV services. The ad has a 30-second and 15-second versions.

Watch the 30-second ad here.
Watch the 15-second ad here.

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde released a new TV ad critical of President Biden and U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) for their “open border policy.” The campaign is running statewide but didn’t include any other details. In the ad, Mr. Hovde says, “Our country was already struggling to provide housing and health care to our citizens and tragically, we’re losing over 100,000 Americans a year to the drugs that pour over our open border,” and later promises, “I’ll work to fix this problem.”

Watch the ad here.

A spokesperson for U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde said he has raised more than $1 million since his campaign launch in February. They said the $1 million did not include Mr. Hovde’s personal contributions that he made to his campaign. FEC reports are due April 15 to cover the first quarter of 2024’s fundraising. The $1 million meets the threshold to be eligible for an endorsement for the state’s Republican Party but will be verified by FEC reports filed this month. Receiving the endorsements gives the candidates access to benefits like the party’s infrastructure. In 2022, the minimum was $100,000 to qualify for the party’s endorsement, increasing it this year ten times due to the expected cost to challenge U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D). For comparison, Sen. Baldwin finished last year with more than $8 million cash on hand.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde received former President Donald Trump’s “complete and total” endorsement during the former president’s Green Bay rally on Tuesday. Former Pres. Trump said of Mr. Hovde, “You have tremendous potential, and she’s a weak candidate,” referring to U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison). “If you lose to her, that’s not a good thing” the former president added.

Mr. Hovde spoke before former Pres. Trump, saying the country has “taken a beating” during Pres. Biden’s administration. He said Pres. Biden’s policies have led to a humanitarian crisis along the southern border, sent inflation skyrocketing, and decreased real wages. Mr. Hovde went on to say Sen. Baldwin has supported Pres. Biden and does anything the “hard left wants.”

Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesperson Arik Wolk responded, “Eric Hovde and Donald Trump are birds of a feather: two out of touch rich guys running to put themselves first and Wisconsinites last. From banning abortion, repealing the Affordable Care Act, and promoting MAGA conspiracies about January 6 and the 2020 election, Donald Trump and Eric Hovde won’t fight for Wisconsin values.”

The conservative group Americas PAC notified the FEC they added $222,922 to its independent expenditures to oppose U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison). The money is for a radio spot that is critical of Sen. Baldwin for “inflation, out-of-control immigration, and insider deals.”

Listen to the spot: AmPAC_WISpring24_BidenWay_Final_60.mp3

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) launched a new TV ad, saying she “fought like hell” to protect pensions for Wisconsin workers. The ad is included in a previously announced seven-figure buy that will run across all Wisconsin markets. The ad refers to a provision in the American Rescue Plan that enabled the U.S. Treasury to provide assistance to failing multiemployer pension plans.

Watch the ad by clicking here.