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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

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Brian Bengs is running for the U.S. Senate for South Dakotan as an Independent candidate. Learn more about Brian's views and policy ideas.

Brian Bengs is running for the U.S. Senate for South Dakotan as an Independent candidate. Learn more about Brian's views and policy ideas.

Ad copy

Vote Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Brian Bengs. Brian Bengs is running for U.S. Senate to clean up Washington, not cash in on it. Independent. Veteran. South Dakota. Learn what Brian stands for πŸ‘‡
Vote Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Brian Bengs. Brian Bengs is running for U.S. Senate to clean up Washington, not cash in on it. Independent. Veteran. South Dakota. Learn what Brian stands for πŸ‘‡

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Performance proxies

Overall score29.7/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 Β· 49.2 Β· 0.0 Β· 69.7
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions6,000 – 6,999
CPM (β‰ˆ $/1k impr)USD 7.62
Est. audience size500,001 – 1,000,000
Days live1 (2026-04-09 β†’ 2026-04-10)
Created2026-04-09
Creative variants2 body Β· 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateSD β€” Brian Bengs
Surfaced byβ€œsenate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementCandidate pointing directly at viewer with bold 'NO PARTY BOSSES' headline creating an outsider-populist confrontational stance
TacticThe ad uses an anti-establishment populist trifecta β€” banning stock trades, taxing billionaires, and term limits β€” to position the veteran independent as a clean-hands reformer against a corrupt political class.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 Β· female 16.3%
45-54 Β· male 5.0%
65+ Β· male 4.6%
65+ Β· female 3.1%
55-64 Β· unknown 0.1%
55-64 Β· male 5.1%
55-64 Β· female 2.7%
45-54 Β· unknown 0.1%
45-54 Β· female 1.6%
18-24 Β· male 29.5%
35-44 Β· unknown 0.1%
35-44 Β· male 7.4%
35-44 Β· female 2.4%
25-34 Β· unknown 0.4%
25-34 Β· male 15.9%
25-34 Β· female 5.0%
18-24 Β· unknown 0.7%
65+ Β· unknown 0.1%

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