ICYMI: Barnes Supported Cutting Prison Population in Half, Letting Inmates Vote While Incarcerated
OSHKOSH – In case you missed it, Fox News reported that Lieutenant Governor Barnes has repeatedly advocated for cutting the state’s prison population in half, eliminating cash bail and other far-left criminal justice reforms. “Lt. Gov. Barnes is a socialist liberal who cares more about catering to his ‘woke’ base than keeping Wisconsin families safe,”…
Johnson Announces Farm Bureau Endorsement
OSHKOSH – The Ron Johnson campaign announced an endorsement from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF) Wednesday. The WFBF is the state’s largest general farm organization representing over 46,000 member family farms of different sizes, commodities and management styles. “Sen. Johnson has been a steadfast supporter of Wisconsin agriculture,” Wisconsin Farm Bureau Vice President Dave Daniels…
Johnson Goes After Barnes in New TV Ad Series
OSHKOSH – The Ron Johnson campaign launched a new series of ads taking a baseball bat to the myth that Lt. Gov. Barnes is a moderate. The ads will run on television statewide and take Barnes to task for his record of supporting policies that are way too extreme for Wisconsin voters. Barnes’ “Cutesy” ads…
Barnes Ducks Biden Visit to Wisconsin
OSHKOSH – Today, President Biden decided to spend Labor Day in Milwaukee despite crippling American workers from his disastrous policies. Although Lt. Gov. Barnes invited Biden to campaign with him, he did not join Biden today in fear of Biden’s unpopular presidency. Barnes has supported the same out-of-touch policies that have left Biden reeling. “The…
Breaking the Bank: New Barnes Ad Ignores Skyrocketing Inflation
OSHKOSH – The Barnes campaign released a new ad of Lt. Gov. Barnes unpacking groceries onto a kitchen counter while he attempts to defend his failed policies. The campaign must have spent a pretty penny at the grocery store to do his new ad, as whole milk (+11.78%), a loaf of bread (+20.57%), romaine lettuce…
Johnson Exposes Barnes for Unprecedented Security Costs
OSHKOSH – The Ron Johnson campaign today launched an effort to bring more transparency to Lt. Gov. Barnes’ excessive and unprecedented use of taxpayer funded security. In the months from his inauguration in 2019 to just after he announced his Senate campaign in 2021, Lt. Gov. Barnes ran up more than $600,000 in State Patrol…
Daughter Narrates Latest Johnson Ad
OSHKOSH – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) released an ad today detailing his family life and his accomplishments as a U.S. Senator to help Wisconsinites. The ad, which features pictures of Johnson, his family, and members of his community, is narrated by his daughter Carey. “In 1983, Senator Johnson’s daughter was born with a serious…
Barnes Abuses Taxpayers, Racks Up Unprecedented Security for Personal Use
OSHKOSH – The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed how Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes has taken advantage of taxpayers and used state-funded security for his personal trips – including thousands of dollars on out-of-state marathons and concerts. All told, Barnes averages over 13 hours of security a day and ran up a $608,000 tab through November of…
Biden Brings Failed Policies to Wisconsin
OSHKOSH – Joe Biden announced a Labor Day trip to Wisconsin, presumably to prop up the campaign of career politician Mandela Barnes. Barnes has previously welcomed the unpopular president to Wisconsin, saying he should “come on down.” “Lt. Gov. Barnes and President Biden are a couple career politicians who think hardworking people’s money is theirs…
“Stoking the Flames”: New Johnson Video Puts Barnes’ Kenosha Comments in the Spotlight
OSHKOSH – The Ron Johnson campaign today released a video marking the two year anniversary of comments made by Lt. Gov. Barnes that were not only hasty and wrong, but that stoked the flames of tension in Kenosha. In the end, the fires, riots and lawlessness caused more than $50 million in damage. Lt. Gov. Barnes…