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Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, LPSC US Inactive

Eric Skrmetta Campaign Fund

ad creative

Ad copy

As a candidate, Kevin Pearson tries to make you believe Eric Skrmetta is compromised by contributions. What he doesn’t tell you is that as a State Representative, Kevin Pearson has taken tens of thousands of dollars with those who do business with the legislature. In 2008, when Pearson had a chance to oppose a proposed 123% pay hike for himself and other legislators, Pearson did what he does best … he walked and hid from the vote. The Times Picayune editorial of June 20, 2008 said, “Voters will remember who really turned down the money – the lawmakers who voted against the raise.” Keep the Commissioner who keeps our rates low. Re-elect Eric Skrmetta. (Source: SB 672, 2008 Regular Session)

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Performance proxies

Overall score31.7/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 50.6 · 1.9 · 62.5
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions7,000 – 7,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 19.93
Est. audience size10,001 – 50,000
Days live8 (2020-10-26 → 2020-11-03)
Created2020-10-26
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateLA — Eric Skrmetta
Surfaced by“senate:Eric Skrmetta”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingattack opponent
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedopponent
Symbolsmoney cash
Call to actionnone
Standout elementGreen-tinted doctored photo of opponent holding cash with a money paper boat on his head against a pink piggy-bank background
TacticThe ad uses visual mockery — a cash-hat and money in hand on a garish pink background — to reinforce the textual attack that Pearson took a pay raise while pretending to be a reformer, amplifying hypocrisy framing with absurdist imagery.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Louisiana98.5%
Mississippi0.4%
Texas0.2%
Kentucky0.2%
Georgia0.1%
Kansas0.1%
Florida0.1%

Who saw it (delivery)

35-44 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.3%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
18-24 · female 0.4%
25-34 · female 0.8%
35-44 · female 1.8%
25-34 · male 3.7%
18-24 · male 1.3%
35-44 · male 5.6%
65+ · female 19.0%
55-64 · male 19.1%
55-64 · female 12.6%
45-54 · male 11.5%
65+ · male 17.4%
45-54 · female 6.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%

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