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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

15 Years Ago, Zach Spoke— Iowa Listened

Ad copy

Fifteen years ago, Zach Wahls gave a speech about love, family, and equality that changed his life. Today, he’s running for U.S. Senate to bring that same courage to Washington. If you believe in leadership grounded in compassion and real values, chip in $5 or whatever you can to help power this movement.

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Performance proxies

Overall score51.4/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.59.4 · 87.0 · 2.8 · 56.4
Spend rangeUSD 10,000–14,999
Impressions250,000 – 299,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 45.45
Est. audience size
Days live11 (2026-01-23 → 2026-02-03)
Created2026-01-22
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealhope
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturednone
Symbolsfamily
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementBlack video thumbnail with a lone play button evoking anticipation of a historic personal speech moment
TacticThe ad leverages a real biographical milestone — Wahls' viral 2011 Iowa speech on same-sex families — as an origin story to build emotional credibility and justify a small-dollar fundraising ask.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

California12.5%
Iowa8.2%
New York5.6%
Florida5.6%
Texas5.5%
Illinois4.6%
Minnesota3.8%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · male 5.8%
65+ · male 11.2%
65+ · female 21.6%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 7.4%
55-64 · female 14.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 13.0%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 6.2%
35-44 · female 12.1%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 2.5%
25-34 · female 4.1%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.4%

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