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Tom Willis WV US Inactive

Friends of Tom Willis

ad creative

Ad copy

We need a state senator who is unapologetically pro-life, pro-gun, and will work to reduce inflation to help our families. Tom Willis is a decorated green beret and is ready to fight the corrupt–radical liberals in Charleston. On May 14th, vote Tom Willis for WV Senate.

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Performance proxies

Overall score37.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.25.8 · 61.7 · 1.4 · 61.0
Spend rangeUSD 500–599
Impressions20,000 – 24,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 24.42
Est. audience size5,001 – 10,000
Days live6 (2024-01-03 → 2024-01-09)
Created2024-01-03
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateWV — Tom Willis
Surfaced by“senate:Tom Willis”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military, seniors
Symbolsmilitary, guns 2a, family
Call to actionvote
Standout elementCandidate shaking hands with a Vietnam veteran wearing a military cap, anchoring the military identity claim visually
TacticThe ad leverages the candidate's Green Beret background as a trustworthiness and toughness shortcut, pairing a warm veteran handshake photo with combative 'ready to fight' language to appeal simultaneously to both patriotic pride and anti-establishment anger.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

West Virginia86.4%
Maryland12.3%
Virginia1.2%
Pennsylvania0.1%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 1.0%
25-34 · male 5.2%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · female 4.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 8.0%
18-24 · male 1.1%
45-54 · female 11.8%
55-64 · female 12.8%
55-64 · male 11.5%
65+ · male 11.3%
45-54 · male 9.7%
65+ · female 14.3%
35-44 · female 8.4%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%

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