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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

Flip Iowa’s Senate Seat

Flip Iowa’s Senate Seat

Ad copy

Hey, Zach Wahls here. I need to be direct. National Republicans just launched a six-figure TV ad buy to boost my opponent, Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s open Senate race. The newest poll shows that I can defeat Ashley Hinson and flip the Senate for Democrats…but I can’t do it alone. Will you please donate to help me fight back against this latest attack? We need a strong showing right now.
Hey, Zach Wahls here. I need to be direct. National Republicans just launched a six-figure TV ad buy to boost my opponent, Ashley Hinson in Iowa’s open Senate race. The newest poll shows that I can defeat Ashley Hinson and flip the Senate for Democrats…but I can’t do it alone. Will you please donate to help me fight back against this latest attack? We need a strong showing right now.

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Performance proxies

Overall score50.4/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.47.8 · 81.7 · 11.6 · 60.5
Spend rangeUSD 4,000–4,499
Impressions150,000 – 174,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 26.15
Est. audience size
Days live43 (2025-10-07 → 2025-11-19)
Created2025-10-07
Creative variants2 body · 2 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealurgency
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementEmail screenshot format creating an intimate, direct-to-voter personal appeal
TacticUses an outgunned underdog framing — opponent's big-money ad buy as threat — to trigger urgency and grassroots donor solidarity.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa67.5%
Illinois4.1%
Minnesota2.4%
California2.4%
Wisconsin1.7%
New York1.3%
Washington1.1%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · male 6.4%
65+ · male 10.0%
65+ · female 24.2%
55-64 · unknown 0.3%
55-64 · male 6.5%
55-64 · female 16.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 13.5%
18-24 · male 0.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 5.6%
35-44 · female 10.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 2.0%
25-34 · female 2.9%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.5%

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