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Seth Bodnar US Inactive

SETH BODNAR FOR MONTANA

ad creative

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Seth Bodnar is a Green Beret, business leader, and former president of the University of Montana running for the U.S. Senate to be an independent voice for Montana. Seth is guided by a lifelong commitment to duty, honor, and country.

Ad copy

Hey folks, I’m Seth Bodnar, and I just launched my campaign for U.S. Senate against Steve Daines here in Montana. Listen, if we’re going to flip this seat, we can’t just run the same old, tired kind of campaign. We need something different — and that’s what I’m offering. I’m a Green Beret, a businessman and an educator. I’m in this race to fight for working families, and I’m not afraid to stand up to anyone — Democrat or Republican — who stands in their way. I’m sick of politicians who pit us against each other while they line their own pockets. If you are too, then I’m humbly asking you to chip in today and become a founding donor of our campaign here in Montana — because we’re building something important, and I would love for you to be a part of it.

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Performance proxies

Overall score28.4/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 43.0 · 0.3 · 53.0
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions3,000 – 3,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 71.3
Est. audience size
Days live2 (2026-03-04 → 2026-03-06)
Created2026-03-04
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateMT — Seth Bodnar
Surfaced by“senate:Seth Bodnar”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealhope
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsmilitary
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementCandidate in military-patch jacket smiling warmly directly into camera, conveying approachable strength
TacticThe ad leverages a direct-to-camera personal introduction with a Green Beret credential to build instant trust and differentiate the candidate as an outsider fighting for ordinary Montanans, driving urgency to donate at launch.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Montana24.4%
California12.2%
Washington5.9%
Florida5.1%
Arizona4.9%
Colorado4.8%
Oregon3.8%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.2%
45-54 · male 4.2%
65+ · male 27.4%
65+ · female 36.5%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 6.5%
55-64 · female 8.7%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 4.4%
18-24 · male 0.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 3.0%
35-44 · female 3.6%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.7%
25-34 · female 2.0%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.8%

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