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Tom Cotton US Inactive

COTTON FOR SENATE, INC.

ad creative

Help me stop the madness.

Pitch in now.

Ad copy

First, Democrats tried to end voter ID and fund their campaigns with our tax dollars. Now, they’re trying to let illegal immigrants vote in our elections. I’m leading the fight to stop them, but I need your help. Stand with me to protect our elections. Rush a donation now —>

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Performance proxies

Overall score45.1/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.41.0 · 75.1 · 3.9 · 60.4
Spend rangeUSD 2,000–2,499
Impressions80,000 – 89,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 26.46
Est. audience size500,001 – 1,000,000
Days live15 (2022-10-21 → 2022-11-05)
Created2022-10-20
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateAR — Tom Cotton
Surfaced by“senate:Tom Cotton”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealfear
Production tierprofessional
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsus flag
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementNews headline from Washington Free Beacon ripped over a dark dramatic photo of Cotton with a red CTA button
TacticThe ad uses a fear-and-threat framework — citing a news headline as credibility, stacking Democratic villains, then positioning Cotton as the lone defender — to drive urgency and a low-dollar $3 donation ask.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Texas8.7%
Florida7.9%
California7.7%
Arkansas4.5%
Michigan3.7%
Pennsylvania3.7%
New York3.5%

Who saw it (delivery)

13-17 · female 0.0%
18-24 · male 0.5%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · unknown 0.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.5%
25-34 · female 0.7%
35-44 · male 1.5%
45-54 · female 3.1%
45-54 · male 4.3%
13-17 · male 0.0%
55-64 · male 12.8%
55-64 · female 12.3%
35-44 · female 0.9%
65+ · female 35.0%
65+ · male 26.5%
25-34 · male 1.3%
18-24 · female 0.3%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%

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