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Alexander Gaaserud for WV US Inactive

GAASERUD FOR WV

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Alex Gaaserud - GOP Candidate for US House - The Tom Roten Morning Show | iHeart

Alex is from Elkins, WV and is running in WV-2 for Congress in 2024.

Ad copy

Check out my interview on the Tom Roten Show in Huntington. I had a great conversation and look forward to visiting the show again soon. Please let me know what you think and please LIKE, FOLLOW, and SHARE my Facebook page! https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-tom-roten-morning-show-70632979/episode/alex-gaaserud-gop-candidate-for-106741338

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Performance proxies

Overall score32.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 53.0 · 0.6 · 64.3
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions9,000 – 9,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 15.74
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live3 (2023-01-05 → 2023-01-08)
Created2023-01-04
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateWV — Alexander Gaaserud
Surfaced by“senate:Alexander Gaaserud”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typeawareness
Emotional appealneutral
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementRadio station logo overlay lending media credibility to an otherwise plain headshot
TacticThe ad borrows credibility from a local news radio appearance to build candidate name recognition and establish media legitimacy, using a social engagement ask to grow organic reach at low cost.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

West Virginia79.9%
Ohio10.9%
Pennsylvania8.6%
Maryland0.6%
Virginia0.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

35-44 · female 1.1%
45-54 · male 8.1%
18-24 · female 0.3%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · unknown 0.0%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
25-34 · male 2.2%
45-54 · female 4.0%
65+ · male 23.3%
25-34 · female 0.9%
35-44 · male 3.7%
55-64 · male 14.9%
65+ · female 30.4%
18-24 · male 0.5%
55-64 · female 10.0%
65+ · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%

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