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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

“Wahls is our best bet to beat Hinson,” says Dave Loebsack

Guest Column | Dave Loebsack

Ad copy

Zach Wahls is the Democrat who can beat Ashley Hinson in November. Former Congressman Dave Loebsack knows what it takes to win tough races in Iowa — and that’s why he’s backing Zach Wahls in this important election. Here’s what he had to say about Zach: “If you want a Democrat who will take on Ashley Hinson and fight to lower costs and clean up this broken system, Zach is the choice.” Read more →

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Performance proxies

Overall score33.3/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 55.8 · 3.0 · 74.6
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 3.96
Est. audience size50,001 – 100,000
Days live12 (2026-03-19 → 2026-03-31)
Created2026-03-18
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementTorn-paper newspaper clipping style featuring The Gazette endorsement quote layered over a dark green background with candidate photo
TacticThe ad leverages a prominent local newspaper headline and a credible former congressman's endorsement to frame Wahls as the most electable Democrat, using third-party validation to boost persuasion without direct attack.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 3.6%
45-54 · male 6.8%
65+ · male 8.5%
65+ · female 13.6%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 5.5%
55-64 · female 8.9%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 10.4%
18-24 · male 2.1%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 8.0%
35-44 · female 13.1%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 7.0%
25-34 · female 11.3%
18-24 · unknown 0.2%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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