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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

ad creative

Ad copy

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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Performance proxies

Overall score44.6/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 76.3 · 7.2 · 77.7
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions90,000 – 99,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 2.63
Est. audience size500,001 – 1,000,000
Days live27 (2026-05-05 → 2026-06-01)
Created2026-05-05
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateSD — Brian Bengs
Surfaced by“senate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturednone
Symbolsmoney cash
Call to actionnone
Standout elementside-by-side Phillips 66 price signs showing dramatic gas price increase from $2.64 to $3.99
TacticUses 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.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

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%

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