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Allen Waters for Congress 1st Congressional District US Inactive

THE WATERS COMMITTEE

ad creative

Allen Waters for U.S. Senate

Allen Waters for U.S. Senate. Rhode Island Republican Fighting for You.

Ad copy

Are you ready for positive change? In the spirit of Senator Edward Brooke, I am a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Rhode Island. Let's make history again. Hope for the Ocean State. Make a generous donation to help win the seat: WatersforSenate.com

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Performance proxies

Overall score27.3/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 43.0 · 1.1 · 65.1
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions3,000 – 3,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 14.14
Est. audience size50,001 – 100,000
Days live5 (2020-08-03 → 2020-08-08)
Created2020-08-03
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateRI — Allen Waters
Surfaced by“senate:Allen Waters”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealhope
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementFacebook content-removed notice revealing the ad was flagged for disclaimer non-compliance, making the ad itself invisible
TacticThe ad leverages historical pride by invoking Senator Edward Brooke to frame Waters as a trailblazing Republican, appealing to hope and legacy to drive donations, though its impact is undermined by a policy violation that hid the creative entirely.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Massachusetts98.8%
Rhode Island1.2%

Who saw it (delivery)

25-34 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · male 24.2%
18-24 · female 1.4%
18-24 · male 1.6%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 3.8%
55-64 · unknown 0.5%
45-54 · male 7.9%
55-64 · male 16.5%
65+ · unknown 0.3%
65+ · female 27.4%
35-44 · female 0.7%
55-64 · female 8.0%
25-34 · female 2.0%
45-54 · female 2.8%
25-34 · male 2.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%

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