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Senator Patrick Schmidt US Inactive

PATRICK SCHMIDT FOR KANSAS

ad creative

Adam Hamilton: Withdraw

Ad copy

Kansas families deserve leaders who protect children and put accountability first. New court records raise serious questions about how incidents involving children were handled under Adam Hamilton’s leadership at Church of the Resurrection. Patrick Schmidt is calling on Hamilton to withdraw from the Senate race. Add your name if you agree Kansas deserves better leadership.

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Performance proxies

Overall score29.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 45.5 · 0.3 · 54.9
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions4,000 – 4,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 55.45
Est. audience size
Days live2 (2026-05-27 → 2026-05-29)
Created2026-05-27
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateKS — Patrick Schmidt
Surfaced by“senate:Patrick Schmidt”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecrime safety
Framingattack opponent
Message typelist building survey
Emotional appealfear
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedopponent
Symbolsnone
Call to actionsign petition
Standout elementDark desaturated photo of opponent flanked by bold red 'FAILED' box creating a mugshot-like indictment aesthetic
TacticThe ad weaponizes child safety — a universally emotional issue — to demand the opponent's withdrawal, using a petition mechanic to build Schmidt's contact list while pressuring Hamilton with reputational damage.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Kansas100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.0%
18-24 · male 0.4%
25-34 · female 0.8%
25-34 · male 0.6%
35-44 · female 1.4%
35-44 · male 1.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.0%
45-54 · female 2.9%
45-54 · male 2.7%
45-54 · unknown 0.0%
55-64 · female 9.3%
55-64 · male 6.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · female 43.4%
65+ · male 29.9%
65+ · unknown 0.8%

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