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Seth Bodnar for Montana US ● Active

SETH BODNAR FOR MONTANA

ad creative

Ad copy

Why is Seth Bodnar running for the U.S. Senate as an Independent? Three simple reasons: 1) He is an Independent, always has been. 2) Montanans are an independent people. 3) When Seth joined the military at age 18, he didn’t swear an oath to a political party. He swore an oath to the Constitution. Join us in declaring your Independence. Follow @sethbodnarcampaign for more. #declareyourindependence #mtsen #montana

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Performance proxies

Overall score33.7/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 55.8 · 0.8 · 66.3
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 11.96
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live4 (2026-06-24 → active)
Created2026-06-24
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsinstagram
Languagesen
CandidateMT — Seth Bodnar
Surfaced by“senate:Seth Bodnar”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsmilitary
Call to actionnone
Standout elementCandidate lifting dumbbells in a West Point Army t-shirt with bold yellow 'INDEPENDENT' text overlay — physical strength as political metaphor
TacticThe gym setting and military shirt visually reinforce the 'oath to the Constitution, not a party' message, using masculine authenticity and veteran identity to make the Independent label feel principled rather than fringe.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Montana100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 17.7%
45-54 · unknown 0.0%
Unknown · female 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.0%
65+ · male 1.2%
65+ · female 1.2%
55-64 · unknown 0.0%
55-64 · male 1.5%
55-64 · female 1.4%
45-54 · male 2.6%
18-24 · male 23.9%
45-54 · female 2.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 6.8%
35-44 · female 4.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.6%
25-34 · male 20.4%
25-34 · female 14.4%
18-24 · unknown 0.8%
Unknown · male 0.0%

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