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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

“Wahls is our best bet to beat Hinson,” says Dave Loebsack

I've watched a lot of campaigns in Iowa. I've knocked on a lot of doors, sat at a lot of kitchen tables, and heard the same frustration from Democrats, independents,

Ad copy

Zach Wahls is the Democrat who can beat Ashley Hinson in November. Former Congressman Dave Loebsack knows what it takes to win tough races in Iowa — and that’s why he’s backing Zach Wahls in this important election. Here’s what he had to say about Zach: “If you want a Democrat who will take on Ashley Hinson and fight to lower costs and clean up this broken system, Zach is the choice.” Read more →

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Performance proxies

Overall score38.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 63.8 · 3.9 · 72.2
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions25,000 – 29,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 5.44
Est. audience size50,001 – 100,000
Days live15 (2026-04-17 → 2026-05-02)
Created2026-04-17
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementTorn-paper newspaper clipping style featuring The Gazette endorsement quote layered over a dark green background with candidate photo
TacticThe ad leverages a prominent local newspaper headline and a credible former congressman's endorsement to frame Wahls as the most electable Democrat, using third-party validation to boost persuasion without direct attack.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 5.2%
45-54 · male 7.0%
65+ · male 6.7%
65+ · female 14.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 4.8%
55-64 · female 8.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 8.4%
18-24 · male 5.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.3%
35-44 · male 8.1%
35-44 · female 9.1%
25-34 · unknown 0.4%
25-34 · male 9.9%
25-34 · female 10.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.4%
65+ · unknown 0.1%

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