#WISEN: Barnes campaign goes on attack against Ron Johnson on abortion in new ad — the first time the campaign has aired abortion-themed ad in general election.
Was surprised that Barnes hadn’t used the abortion attack until this point against Johnson — per a campaign source, only one abortion ad overall has been aired against Johnson until now.
One possibility why: Wisconsin, despite its battleground status, is more rural and somewhat more culturally-conservative than many of the other big Senate battlegrounds.
but, as @allymutnick noted today, Dems are now going all-in on abortion -- even in GOP-leaning areas that aren't obvious pro-choice strongholds:
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It's a reminder that the abortion issue, while potent for Dems, may not play the same way in every swing state/district.
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