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Seth Bodnar US Inactive

SETH BODNAR FOR MONTANA

ad creative

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Seth Bodnar is a Green Beret, business leader, and former president of the University of Montana running for the U.S. Senate to be an independent voice for Montana. Seth is guided by a lifelong commitment to duty, honor, and country.

Ad copy

Steve Daines just dropped out of the Montana Senate race. I’m Seth Bodnar. I’m a Green Beret, a businessman, a dad, and I just launched my campaign for U.S. Senate as an Independent. Now this race is wide open, and we have a real opportunity to build something strong here in Montana. If you believe it’s time for new leadership, chip in today and help us get this campaign off the ground.

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Performance proxies

Overall score40.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.41.0 · 66.9 · 1.1 · 54.3
Spend rangeUSD 2,000–2,499
Impressions35,000 – 39,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 59.99
Est. audience size
Days live5 (2026-03-05 → 2026-03-10)
Created2026-03-05
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateMT — Seth Bodnar
Surfaced by“senate:Seth Bodnar”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealhope
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsmilitary
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementSoftly lit close-up of the candidate looking directly into camera conveying personal sincerity and approachability
TacticThe ad leverages a moment-of-opportunity hook — Steve Daines dropping out — to introduce a fresh independent candidate through personal biography (Green Beret, businessman, dad), converting political uncertainty into donor urgency.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Montana35.6%
California10.1%
Washington5.5%
Oregon5.0%
Colorado4.2%
Idaho3.0%
Florida3.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.8%
45-54 · male 5.2%
65+ · unknown 0.7%
65+ · male 24.4%
65+ · female 28.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 8.7%
55-64 · female 8.3%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 5.4%
18-24 · male 1.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 5.0%
35-44 · female 4.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 3.3%
25-34 · female 2.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
Unknown · female 0.0%

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