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Tom Willis WV US Inactive

Tom Willis Victory

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Ad copy

West Virginia law is clear—public employees aren’t allowed to hire immediate family members, and the Ethics Act requires officials to recuse themselves from decisions involving their relatives. Of course, Senator Capito isn’t governed by state law as a federal official, so none of those state rules can apply federally. Still, voting to confirm your own son does have a way of reminding West Virginians that the political class operate under a different set of rules and standards than everyone else. Our leaders shouldn't be above us.

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Performance proxies

Overall score29.1/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 45.5 · 4.1 · 67.0
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions4,000 – 4,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 11.0
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live16 (2026-04-25 → 2026-05-11)
Created2026-04-24
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languages
CandidateWV — Tom Willis
Surfaced by“senate:Tom Willis”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingattack opponent
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedopponent
Symbolsnone
Call to actionnone
Standout elementEmbedded Mountain State Spotlight news screenshot showing Capito alongside her son, lending journalistic credibility to the ethics attack
TacticThe ad uses a 'political class vs. ordinary people' populist frame, amplified by a real news article screenshot, to make an ethics attack on Capito feel factual and grassroots rather than partisan.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

West Virginia93.3%
Virginia1.0%
Ohio1.0%
Pennsylvania0.8%
Maryland0.5%
Florida0.3%
Texas0.3%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 1.0%
45-54 · male 11.2%
65+ · male 11.7%
65+ · female 9.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 11.1%
55-64 · female 7.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 4.5%
18-24 · male 5.2%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 15.5%
35-44 · female 5.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 14.3%
25-34 · female 3.5%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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