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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

Donate to Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate

Ad copy

We’ve got BIG news here in Iowa. I’m Zach Wahls, and Republicans just announced they’re spending $29,000,000 to bail out Ashley Hinson and keep this seat red. That tells you everything you need to know: they’re scared. Iowa is one of the best chances in the country to flip a Senate seat. But we’re up against massive spending from corporate PACs and dark money groups trying to drown us out. I don’t take corporate PAC money. This campaign is powered by people. If we’re going to fight back and win, I need your help. Can you chip in $15, $25, $50, or whatever you can today to help us flip this seat blue?

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Performance proxies

Overall score40.2/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.41.0 · 63.8 · 4.1 · 52.0
Spend rangeUSD 2,000–2,499
Impressions25,000 – 29,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 81.8
Est. audience size
Days live16 (2026-04-14 → 2026-04-30)
Created2026-04-14
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealurgency
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementCasual selfie-style video frame with candidate in a worn baseball cap projecting authentic everyman credibility
TacticThe ad weaponizes the opponent's $29M spending announcement as proof of Republican fear, converting a sign of disadvantage into a grassroots urgency fundraising trigger.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa48.6%
California7.2%
Illinois4.3%
Minnesota2.8%
Florida2.7%
New York2.7%
Washington2.3%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.1%
45-54 · male 1.4%
65+ · male 21.4%
65+ · female 50.8%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 5.8%
55-64 · female 13.4%
45-54 · unknown 0.0%
45-54 · female 2.9%
18-24 · male 0.1%
35-44 · unknown 0.0%
35-44 · male 0.9%
35-44 · female 1.2%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 0.4%
25-34 · female 0.5%
65+ · unknown 0.8%

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