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Jared Hudson for Alabama US Inactive

Hudson for Alabama

ad creative

Ad copy

Hey Democrats, this isn’t complicated. You need an ID to buy a beer, to drive a car, and to buy nicotine. You should also need one to vote. Every state. Photo ID. Secure elections. Pass the SAVE Act.

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Performance proxies

Overall score41.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.25.8 · 68.1 · 7.7 · 65.7
Spend rangeUSD 500–599
Impressions40,000 – 44,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 12.93
Est. audience size10,001 – 50,000
Days live29 (2026-03-25 → 2026-04-23)
Created2026-03-25
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateAL — Jared Hudson
Surfaced by“senate:Jared Hudson”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealurgency
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturednone
Symbolsnone
Call to actionnone
Standout elementblurry close-up video frame of what appears to be a door or gate — ambiguous and low-production, evoking a casual grassroots feel
TacticUses a common-sense equivalency argument ('you need ID to buy beer') to make voter ID seem self-evident, directly challenging Democrats with a confrontational but plain-spoken populist frame invoking the SAVE Act.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Alabama100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.7%
45-54 · male 11.1%
65+ · unknown 0.2%
65+ · male 16.4%
65+ · female 15.8%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 14.8%
55-64 · female 10.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 7.1%
18-24 · male 1.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 8.3%
35-44 · female 5.2%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 5.9%
25-34 · female 2.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
Unknown · male 0.0%

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