THOMAS LAEHN EXPLORATORY COMMITTEE, INCORPORATED.
Learn More Here [Laehn4Iowa.org]
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| Overall score | 31.1/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 51.9 · 0.8 · 71.7 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 8,000 – 8,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 5.82 |
| Est. audience size | — |
| Days live | 4 (2026-06-04 → 2026-06-08) |
| Created | 2026-06-04 |
| Creative variants | 1 body · 0 headline |
| Platforms | facebook, instagram |
| Languages | en |
| Candidate | IA — Thomas Laehn |
| Surfaced by | “senate:Thomas Laehn” |
| Issue | candidate character bio |
| Framing | attack opponent |
| Message type | persuasion |
| Emotional appeal | fear |
| Production tier | semi pro |
| Who pictured | opponent |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | learn more |
| Standout element | Redacted black bars over the eyes of two men in a grainy 1997 VHS-style photo implying criminal or scandalous association |
| Tactic | The ad weaponizes VHS-era aesthetic and redacted-identity imagery to suggest the opponent has hidden, shameful associations — evoking a surveillance or crime-evidence frame to damage character without explicit accusation. |
| California | 10.0% |
| Texas | 7.0% |
| New York | 6.0% |
| Florida | 4.7% |
| Illinois | 4.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 4.1% |
| Iowa | 4.0% |
| 18-24 · female | 2.5% |
| 45-54 · male | 5.8% |
| 65+ · male | 17.2% |
| 65+ · female | 13.2% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 55-64 · male | 8.4% |
| 55-64 · female | 4.2% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.0% |
| 45-54 · female | 1.8% |
| 18-24 · male | 19.6% |
| 35-44 · unknown | 0.3% |
| 35-44 · male | 8.2% |
| 35-44 · female | 1.3% |
| 25-34 · unknown | 0.4% |
| 25-34 · male | 14.1% |
| 25-34 · female | 2.1% |
| 18-24 · unknown | 0.5% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.3% |