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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate

Ad copy

Joni Ernst just went to the Iowa State Fair, where she stopped by an Iowa mom concerned about her son’s Medicaid coverage. Because of Joni’s vote, that coverage is at risk. Joni literally tried to run away from the people she represents. Chloe and I have some thoughts. Watch, then sign up if you’re ready for new leadership.

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Performance proxies

Overall score36.2/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.23.7 · 59.2 · 1.4 · 60.6
Spend rangeUSD 400–499
Impressions15,000 – 19,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 25.69
Est. audience size
Days live6 (2025-08-14 → 2025-08-20)
Created2025-08-14
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuesocial security medicare
Framingattack opponent
Message typelist building survey
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedopponent, medical, workers labor
Symbolshealthcare, family
Call to actionsign petition
Standout elementYellow-highlighted text box '*not a reporter, just an Iowa mom' reframing the confronter as an authentic constituent rather than a political operative
TacticThe ad weaponizes earned media — a real confrontation caught on video — to make Joni Ernst appear to be literally fleeing her constituents, using the 'just an Iowa mom' label to maximize emotional authenticity and bypass political cynicism.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa55.5%
California5.3%
Illinois3.8%
Texas2.6%
New York2.5%
Minnesota2.0%
Florida1.8%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · male 3.4%
65+ · male 11.2%
65+ · female 30.8%
55-64 · unknown 0.3%
55-64 · male 6.0%
55-64 · female 17.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.3%
45-54 · female 11.7%
18-24 · male 0.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.3%
35-44 · male 3.0%
35-44 · female 9.5%
25-34 · unknown 0.2%
25-34 · male 1.3%
25-34 · female 3.3%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.7%

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