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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

I’m a Lifelong Republican

Ad copy

Hi, I'm Gary. I'm a registered Republican and a Vietnam vet. Zach needs your help because he is a person who represents so many of the ideals that I personally hold about how government should serve the people of this state. It appears to me that at this point we have been let down by those leaders who have been representing us in Washington DC, and it's time for somebody who has common sense and the humanity and dignity to serve the fellow Iowans that we deserve. I'm here to ask that you put in as many dollars as you can afford to support Zach Wahls in his campaign for the Senate for the state of Iowa.

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Performance proxies

Overall score42.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.43.1 · 68.1 · 3.3 · 53.7
Spend rangeUSD 2,500–2,999
Impressions40,000 – 44,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 64.69
Est. audience size
Days live13 (2025-10-16 → 2025-10-29)
Created2025-10-16
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealempathy
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedveterans military, seniors
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementElderly Vietnam vet Republican speaking to camera from his living room chair as an unexpected cross-party endorser
TacticClassic 'unlikely supporter' testimonial tactic using a registered Republican Vietnam veteran to neutralize partisan resistance and build credibility with persuadable right-leaning voters, paired with a direct fundraising ask.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa22.8%
California10.2%
New York5.5%
Illinois4.6%
Florida3.3%
Texas3.3%
Minnesota3.1%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.1%
45-54 · male 3.5%
65+ · male 25.1%
65+ · female 39.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 8.2%
55-64 · female 11.8%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 4.0%
18-24 · male 0.2%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 2.0%
35-44 · female 2.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.0%
25-34 · female 0.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.9%

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