“A coalition of more than 20 prominent progressive groups and unions are launching a new ad campaign slamming Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., for his response to the Jan. 6 riot and his vote against federal voting rights legislation. They are spending $800,000 on a 30-second television spot and print ad campaign, which kicks off Sunday. The coalition includes NAACP, Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Working Families Party and the labor union National Education Association. Called Democracy for All 2021 Action, they advocate for federal voting legislation, District of Columbia statehood, and campaign finance reform. Their first major ad campaign, a million-dollar buy in April, promoted the For the People Act in three states and Washington, D.C.”

“‘You’re failing us, Sen. Johnson. Protecting our democracy has never been partisan and yet you refused to investigate the deadly attack on our Capital,’ the ad begins. It contrasts images of rioters smashing windows at the Capitol with a brief clip of Johnson saying ‘by and large it was peaceful protest.’ His full comments, made on Fox News in May, were, ‘By and large it was all, it was peaceful protest, except for there were a number of people, basically agitators that whipped the crowd and breached the Capitol. And you know, that’s really the truth of what’s happening here.’ Wisconsin Democrats are lining up to challenge Johnson for his seat in 2022, though the Republican has not yet said whether he’s running for re-election” – NBC News.