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Nathan Sage for U.S. Senate US Inactive

SAGE FOR SENATE

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Meet Nathan Sage in Burlington

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage will be at the Des Moines County Historical Society in Burlington, Iowa on Sunday, June 8 from 7:00–9:00PM for a Meet and Greet. Raised in a trailer park in Mason City, Nathan’s a mechanic, marine, veteran of the War in Iraq, sports broadcaster, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce President, husband and father – who’s going to beat Joni Ernst in 2026. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ycav7x48

Ad copy

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Nathan Sage will be at the Des Moines County Historical Society in Burlington, Iowa on Sunday, June 8 from 7:00–9:00PM for a Meet and Greet. Raised in a trailer park in Mason City, Nathan’s a mechanic, marine, veteran of the War in Iraq, sports broadcaster, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce President, husband and father – who’s going to beat Joni Ernst in 2026. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ycav7x48

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Performance proxies

Overall score23.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 34.4 · 1.9 · 58.7
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions1,000 – 1,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 33.01
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live8 (2025-05-31 → 2025-06-08)
Created2025-05-31
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Nathan Sage
Surfaced by“senate:Nathan Sage”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typegotv mobilization
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsus flag, military
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementCandidate wearing a US flag hoodie against a dark dramatic sky, projecting everyman veteran credibility
TacticThe ad leverages an authentic working-class biography — mechanic, marine, Iraq vet, trailer park upbringing — to build relatable grassroots credibility and frame Sage as an underdog challenger to Joni Ernst.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.5%
45-54 · male 5.2%
65+ · male 8.1%
65+ · female 17.1%
55-64 · unknown 0.5%
55-64 · male 8.4%
55-64 · female 15.8%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 12.0%
18-24 · male 0.6%
35-44 · unknown 0.7%
35-44 · male 5.5%
35-44 · female 15.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.4%
25-34 · male 2.3%
25-34 · female 6.9%
65+ · unknown 0.6%

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