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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

45% and Growing

Zach Wahls is running to be Iowa’s next U.S. Senator! Donate now.

Ad copy

Zach Wahls 45% vs. GOP 43%. We’re ahead, but they’re gunning for this seat. Help keep us in front so we can flip the seat blue and take control of the Senate. Donate $5, or whatever you can, today.

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Performance proxies

Overall score36.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.23.7 · 59.2 · 3.6 · 60.6
Spend rangeUSD 400–499
Impressions15,000 – 19,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 25.69
Est. audience size
Days live14 (2025-12-09 → 2025-12-23)
Created2025-12-09
Creative variants1 body · 1 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, opponent
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementRed vs. blue bar graphic showing candidate ahead of GOP opponent with bold percentage numbers side by side
TacticUses a horse-race poll contrast to create urgency and momentum framing, turning a slim lead into a fundraising trigger by implying the seat is winnable but threatened.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa44.9%
California5.9%
Florida4.1%
Texas3.4%
Illinois2.9%
New York2.6%
Minnesota2.2%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.1%
45-54 · male 5.4%
65+ · male 27.0%
65+ · female 28.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 11.0%
55-64 · female 11.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 5.3%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 4.0%
35-44 · female 2.8%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 2.1%
25-34 · female 0.9%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.7%

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