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Shrewsbury for U.S. Senate US Inactive

SHREWSBURY FOR SENATE

ad creative

Help elect a working-class Senator >>

Ad copy

My name is Zach Shrewsbury. I am a lifelong West Virginian. Like so many here in West Virginia I have experienced struggle, and I have seen heartbreak. Now, I'm running to replace Joe Manchin and keep West Virginia's Senate seat blue. Join me: shrewsburyforsenate.com

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Performance proxies

Overall score55.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.63.0 · 91.4 · 11.6 · 57.1
Spend rangeUSD 15,000–19,999
Impressions400,000 – 449,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 41.18
Est. audience size
Days live43 (2024-03-20 → 2024-05-02)
Created2024-03-20
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateWV — Zachary Shrewsbury
Surfaced by“senate:Zachary Shrewsbury”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealurgency
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedopponent
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementJoe Manchin caught candidly exiting a door used as visual proof-of-concept for the open seat pitch
TacticThe ad pairs a working-class personal narrative with an urgent partisan stakes framing — 'keep the Senate blue' — to convert Democratic anxiety about Manchin's vacancy into ActBlue donations.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

California11.2%
New York7.9%
Florida6.6%
Pennsylvania5.0%
Virginia4.4%
Washington4.2%
Ohio4.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.2%
25-34 · male 1.0%
18-24 · male 0.2%
65+ · unknown 0.7%
35-44 · male 2.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · female 2.9%
45-54 · female 7.1%
65+ · female 35.1%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · male 16.3%
55-64 · male 9.8%
55-64 · female 17.8%
25-34 · female 1.1%
45-54 · male 4.4%
55-64 · unknown 0.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%

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