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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

Do Nothing. Get the Same Results.

Do Nothing. Get the Same Results.

Ad copy

Here’s the truth no one in Washington wants you to hear: If you do nothing, you’ll get the same Democrats. The same leadership. The same failures. Chuck Schumer already has his preferred candidate. Zach Wahls isn’t it, because Zach won’t fall in line. Zach is running to flip this seat and put Iowa families first. But that only happens if people like you step up right now. Rush a $10 donation, or let the establishment win again.
Here’s the truth no one in Washington wants you to hear: If you do nothing, you’ll get the same Democrats. The same leadership. The same failures. Chuck Schumer already has his preferred candidate. Zach Wahls isn’t it, because Zach won’t fall in line. Zach is running to flip this seat and put Iowa families first. But that only happens if people like you step up right now. Rush a $10 donation, or let the establishment win again.

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Performance proxies

Overall score35.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 55.8 · 6.3 · 62.5
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 19.96
Est. audience size
Days live24 (2026-01-08 → 2026-02-01)
Created2026-01-08
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 appealanger
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturednone
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementNeon green text highlights on solid black background creating a stark, urgent manifesto aesthetic
TacticClassic anti-establishment fundraising tactic using urgency and insider-vs-outsider framing to drive low-dollar donations by positioning Wahls as the rebellious truth-teller against Schumer's machine.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa66.0%
California3.3%
Minnesota2.4%
Illinois2.3%
Florida1.9%
New York1.6%
Texas1.4%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · male 4.4%
65+ · male 14.2%
65+ · female 29.2%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 6.4%
55-64 · female 14.3%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 11.3%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.3%
35-44 · male 4.6%
35-44 · female 8.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.9%
25-34 · female 2.9%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.6%

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