Josh Turek for Iowa
IOWA SENATE RACE UPDATE: Sen. Joni Ernst is OUT, leaving this must-win seat ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป. Ernstโs departure puts National Republicans in danger of ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ. ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ. While the other side scrambles, we MUST seize this momentum to take the lead in this race. ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐โ๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ $๐ฑ, $๐ญ๐ฌ, $๐ฎ๐ฑ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ธโ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐? This may be the most important moment of our entire campaign, and weโre counting on this grassroots team.
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| Overall score | 49.1/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 50.6 ยท 78.0 ยท 12.1 ยท 55.8 |
| Spend range | USD 5,000โ5,999 |
| Impressions | 100,000 โ 124,999 |
| CPM (โ $/1k impr) | USD 48.88 |
| Est. audience size | โ |
| Days live | 45 (2025-08-29 โ 2025-10-13) |
| Created | 2025-08-29 |
| Creative variants | 1 body ยท 1 headline |
| Platforms | facebook, instagram |
| Languages | en |
| Candidate | IA โ Josh Turek |
| Surfaced by | โsenate:Josh Turekโ |
| Issue | democracy elections |
| Framing | positive candidate |
| Message type | fundraising |
| Emotional appeal | urgency |
| Production tier | diy amateur |
| Who pictured | candidate |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | donate |
| Standout element | Candidate in wheelchair at home with bold 'FOR THE PEOPLE' caption, creating an authentic, relatable contrast to polished political imagery |
| Tactic | The ad exploits a news peg โ Joni Ernst's exit โ to manufacture urgency and frame the race as a once-in-a-cycle opportunity, driving immediate small-dollar donations through a 'Rapid Response Fund' hook. |
| California | 15.5% |
| Texas | 6.5% |
| New York | 6.4% |
| Florida | 5.7% |
| Illinois | 5.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 3.6% |
| Massachusetts | 3.5% |
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