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Patrick Schmidt for Congress US Inactive

PATRICK SCHMIDT FOR KANSAS

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Politicians weigh in on violence against lawmakers

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Safety concerns are on the top of lawmakers minds right now, following an attack on house speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. A man attacked Paul Pelosi inside their home wi…

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My thoughts on yesterdays horrific attacks on Paul Pelosi and escalating political violence. https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/politicians-weigh-in-on-violence-against-lawmakers/

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Performance proxies

Overall score34.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 53.0 · 6.6 · 64.3
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions9,000 – 9,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 15.74
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live25 (2022-10-29 → 2022-11-23)
Created2022-10-29
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateKS — Patrick Schmidt
Surfaced by“senate:Patrick Schmidt”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecrime safety
Framingissue advocacy
Message typeawareness
Emotional appealempathy
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturednone
Symbolsus flag, capitol statue
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementMultiple American flags waving in front of the U.S. Capitol dome, evoking institutional gravity
TacticCandidate leverages a high-profile news event to signal bipartisan decency and concern for political safety, using a credible local news link to add authenticity and drive traffic.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Kansas97.1%
Missouri2.7%
Oklahoma0.3%

Who saw it (delivery)

35-44 · male 7.5%
65+ · female 18.6%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
65+ · unknown 0.6%
25-34 · female 0.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 2.5%
25-34 · male 3.5%
18-24 · male 0.7%
45-54 · male 10.5%
65+ · male 29.2%
55-64 · male 17.7%
55-64 · female 6.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.3%
35-44 · female 1.1%
18-24 · female 0.2%

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