AG: Three Candidates Running TV Ads Today

The campaigns didn't pull back from running TV ads today, the fifth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

TV records reviewed by WisPolitics showed Kathleen Falk, Peg Lautenschlager and J.B. Van Hollen all had spots up today. Paul Bucher has not run TV ads.

Lautenschlager had a 30-second spot scheduled to run this morning during an ABC news special on the attacks, according to the reports. Lautenschlager campaign manager Greg Leifer said the campaign reserved the time during ABC's "Good Morning America" and there was no intention to have it run during a special on the attacks.

All three campaigns said they considered the anniversary before deciding to run the spots on the last day before the primary.

"We were obviously aware of the anniversary and like everyone in the country today, we respect and honor those who lost their lives that day, but life has to go on," Van Hollen consultant Brian Fraley wrote in an e-mail. "People still have to go to work and do their jobs and the campaign's job right now is to get our message out and voters to the polls tomorrow."

Both Gov. Jim Doyle and Republican Mark Green's campaigns also had air time reserved today, according to the reports.

-- By JR Ross.