Brian Bengs for South Dakota
Gas has hit $4/gallon here in Hot Springs, up nearly $1.50 from late February. America can’t afford a Washington that keeps sending billions of taxpayer dollars abroad while doing nothing to make life more affordable for folks here at home.
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| Overall score | 44.6/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 17.4 · 76.3 · 7.2 · 77.7 |
| Spend range | USD 200–299 |
| Impressions | 90,000 – 99,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 2.63 |
| Est. audience size | 500,001 – 1,000,000 |
| Days live | 27 (2026-05-05 → 2026-06-01) |
| Created | 2026-05-05 |
| Creative variants | 1 body · 0 headline |
| Platforms | facebook, instagram |
| Languages | en |
| Candidate | SD — Brian Bengs |
| Surfaced by | “senate:Brian Bengs” |
| Issue | economy taxes |
| Framing | issue advocacy |
| Message type | persuasion |
| Emotional appeal | anger |
| Production tier | diy amateur |
| Who pictured | none |
| Symbols | money cash |
| Call to action | none |
| Standout element | side-by-side Phillips 66 price signs showing dramatic gas price increase from $2.64 to $3.99 |
| Tactic | Uses hyperlocal, tangible evidence of inflation — real gas station photos from Hot Springs — to convert abstract economic frustration into visceral, relatable anger at Washington spending priorities. |
| South Dakota | 100.0% |
| 18-24 · female | 10.4% |
| 45-54 · male | 8.7% |
| 65+ · male | 8.2% |
| 65+ · female | 3.5% |
| 55-64 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 55-64 · male | 9.5% |
| 55-64 · female | 2.5% |
| 45-54 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 45-54 · female | 1.8% |
| 18-24 · male | 22.7% |
| 35-44 · unknown | 0.1% |
| 35-44 · male | 10.1% |
| 35-44 · female | 2.5% |
| 25-34 · unknown | 0.2% |
| 25-34 · male | 15.1% |
| 25-34 · female | 3.8% |
| 18-24 · unknown | 0.5% |
| 65+ · unknown | 0.1% |