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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

ad creative

Brian's Pledge to SD

Brian's Pledge to SD

Independent For U.S. Senate

Independent For U.S. Senate

Ad copy

Vote Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Brian Bengs. Brian Bengs is running for U.S. Senate to clean up Washington, not cash in on it. Independent. Veteran. South Dakota. Learn what Brian stands for πŸ‘‡
Vote Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Brian Bengs. Brian Bengs is running for U.S. Senate to clean up Washington, not cash in on it. Independent. Veteran. South Dakota. Learn what Brian stands for πŸ‘‡

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Performance proxies

Overall score38.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 Β· 59.2 Β· 14.0 Β· 68.8
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions15,000 – 19,999
CPM (β‰ˆ $/1k impr)USD 8.54
Est. audience size500,001 – 1,000,000
Days live52 (2026-04-09 β†’ 2026-05-31)
Created2026-04-09
Creative variants2 body Β· 2 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateSD β€” Brian Bengs
Surfaced byβ€œsenate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsmoney cash, none
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementCandidate pointing directly at viewer against purple mountain gradient with bold anti-establishment policy bullet points
TacticPopulist anti-establishment framing pairs a veteran's credibility with three concrete reform promises (stock trading ban, billionaire taxes, term limits) to position the independent candidate as an outsider contrast to entrenched party politicians.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 Β· female 1.5%
45-54 Β· male 3.0%
65+ Β· male 25.2%
65+ Β· female 38.0%
55-64 Β· unknown 0.2%
55-64 Β· male 7.3%
55-64 Β· female 8.2%
45-54 Β· unknown 0.1%
45-54 Β· female 2.3%
18-24 Β· male 5.8%
35-44 Β· unknown 0.0%
35-44 Β· male 2.3%
35-44 Β· female 1.3%
25-34 Β· unknown 0.1%
25-34 Β· male 3.2%
25-34 Β· female 0.9%
18-24 Β· unknown 0.2%
65+ Β· unknown 0.6%

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