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Zach Wahls US Inactive

Committee to Elect Zach Wahls

ad creative

Defeat Joni Ernst

Defeat Joni Ernst

Defeat Joni Ernst

Ad copy

Zach Wahls is announcing his run for U.S. Senate in Iowa to bring a new generation of leadership to Washington. Many politicians have been in office for so long that they’ve lost touch with the challenges our hardworking families face. Just look at Senator Joni Ernst. When Iowans warned her that the GOP’s plan to gut Medicaid would kill people, she responded, “Well, we’re all going to die.” Joni Ernst doesn’t get it. It’s as simple as that. We need leaders who know our struggles and will finally put our families first. So as we kick off this campaign, join us and become a Day One Donor.
Zach Wahls is announcing his run for U.S. Senate in Iowa to bring a new generation of leadership to Washington. Many politicians have been in office for so long that they’ve lost touch with the challenges our hardworking families face. Just look at Senator Joni Ernst. When Iowans warned her that the GOP’s plan to gut Medicaid would kill people, she responded, “Well, we’re all going to die.” Joni Ernst doesn’t get it. It’s as simple as that. We need leaders who know our struggles and will finally put our families first. So as we kick off this campaign, join us and become a Day One Donor.
Zach Wahls is announcing his run for U.S. Senate in Iowa to bring a new generation of leadership to Washington. Many politicians have been in office for so long that they’ve lost touch with the challenges our hardworking families face. Just look at Senator Joni Ernst. When Iowans warned her that the GOP’s plan to gut Medicaid would kill people, she responded, “Well, we’re all going to die.” Joni Ernst doesn’t get it. It’s as simple as that. We need leaders who know our struggles and will finally put our families first. So as we kick off this campaign, join us and become a Day One Donor.

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Performance proxies

Overall score36.3/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.23.7 · 59.2 · 1.7 · 60.6
Spend rangeUSD 400–499
Impressions15,000 – 19,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 25.69
Est. audience size
Days live7 (2025-06-11 → 2025-06-18)
Created2025-06-11
Creative variants3 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuehealthcare
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementBold orange 'DAY ONE DONOR' button anchoring the bottom of the candidate photo creates urgency and financial ask momentum
TacticThe ad pairs a warm, approachable candidate photo with a damning Joni Ernst quote on Medicaid to pivot from introduction to attack, then immediately monetizes outrage with a Day One Donor fundraising ask.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 1.3%
45-54 · male 4.9%
65+ · male 7.7%
65+ · female 20.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 5.2%
55-64 · female 13.4%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 11.3%
18-24 · male 1.7%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 6.3%
35-44 · female 12.5%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 5.2%
25-34 · female 8.7%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.4%

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