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Jeff Kessler for U.S. Senate US Inactive

KESSLER 2026

ad creative

Ad copy

Do folks in Washington think rising gas and grocery prices are some kind of April Fools’ joke? Because here in West Virginia, there’s nothing funny about it. We’re the ones paying the price. We need leadership that will actually fight to bring costs down for working families.

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Performance proxies

Overall score19.4/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 24.3 · 2.2 · 51.2
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions100 – 999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 90.08
Est. audience size10,001 – 50,000
Days live9 (2026-05-02 → 2026-05-11)
Created2026-05-02
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateWV — Jeff Kessler
Surfaced by“senate:Jeff Kessler”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsmoney cash
Call to actionnone
Standout elementCandidate filmed in selfie-style at an actual gas station, grounding the message in visceral everyday reality
TacticThe DIY gas-station selfie video format mimics authentic citizen frustration rather than polished politics, using populist 'us vs. Washington' framing to build relatability and economic grievance with working-class voters.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

West Virginia100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 2.6%
45-54 · male 11.1%
65+ · male 14.1%
65+ · female 14.0%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 11.5%
55-64 · female 9.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 8.7%
18-24 · male 1.8%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 7.9%
35-44 · female 7.9%
25-34 · male 6.7%
25-34 · female 3.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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