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Josh Turek US Inactive

Josh Turek for Iowa

ad creative

Donate before the buzzer 🚨

Ad copy

I’m Josh Turek, and I’m ready to replace Joni Ernst and be Iowa’s defender in the U.S. Senate. As a former pro ball player, I like to move fast, so I'll make this quick: Will you chip in $25 to become a Founding Donor of my campaign today? Let’s win this thing.

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Performance proxies

Overall score46.7/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.46.5 · 76.3 · 6.6 · 57.4
Spend rangeUSD 3,500–3,999
Impressions90,000 – 99,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 39.47
Est. audience size
Days live25 (2025-09-19 → 2025-10-14)
Created2025-09-18
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Josh Turek
Surfaced by“senate:Josh Turek”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsus flag, military
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementCandidate in wheelchair wearing USA jersey on a basketball court, blending patriotism with athletic identity and disability representation
TacticThe ad leverages a sports urgency metaphor ('before the buzzer') paired with the candidate's wheelchair-basketball backstory to make a personal, fast-paced fundraising ask that doubles as a character introduction.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

California16.3%
Texas6.7%
New York6.4%
Illinois5.2%
Florida4.7%
Washington4.0%
Massachusetts3.6%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · male 4.0%
65+ · male 9.7%
65+ · female 30.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.3%
55-64 · male 6.9%
55-64 · female 18.6%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 12.1%
18-24 · male 0.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 3.1%
35-44 · female 7.8%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.6%
25-34 · female 3.2%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.6%

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