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Senator Wiley Nickel US Inactive

Wiley Nickel for Congress

ad creative

News & Observer: Nickel Over Hines

NC’s 13th Congressional District race is close, but shouldn’t be | Editorial

Ad copy

"Democratic state Sen. Wiley Nickel is way ahead of Republican Bo Hines in qualifications and competence...We strongly endorse Wiley Nickel."

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Performance proxies

Overall score40.2/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 69.3 · 1.7 · 72.5
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions45,000 – 49,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 5.25
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live7 (2022-10-21 → 2022-10-28)
Created2022-10-21
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateNC — Wiley Nickel
Surfaced by“senate:Wiley Nickel”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionnone
Standout elementNews & Observer editorial endorsement quote directly attacking opponent's competence lends third-party credibility
TacticThe ad leverages a respected local newspaper endorsement to contrast Nickel's qualifications against Hines, using borrowed credibility to make the attack feel objective rather than self-promotional.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

North Carolina99.9%
South Carolina0.0%
Florida0.0%
Virginia0.0%
Louisiana0.0%
Maharashtra0.0%
US Virgin Islands0.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

13-17 · male 0.0%
65+ · female 3.0%
55-64 · unknown 0.0%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 3.1%
55-64 · female 4.3%
25-34 · male 13.9%
35-44 · female 14.3%
25-34 · female 17.4%
18-24 · female 8.9%
65+ · unknown 0.0%
35-44 · male 11.6%
45-54 · male 7.3%
45-54 · female 8.1%
18-24 · male 5.7%
65+ · male 1.8%
25-34 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%

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