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Mike Rounds US Inactive

ROUNDS FOR SENATE

ad creative

Ad copy

My dad always said leave things better than you found them and stay until the job is done. I’m running for re-election to keep doing the work South Dakota sent me to do. Working with President Trump, we’ve secured our border, put money back into your pockets and achieved peace through strength. I’m proud of the work we’ve done together, but the job isn’t finished! Join our Trump-Endorsed campaign today 🇺🇸 roundsforsenate.com

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Performance proxies

Overall score52.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.47.8 · 91.4 · 4.1 · 67.7
Spend rangeUSD 4,000–4,499
Impressions400,000 – 449,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 10.0
Est. audience size50,001 – 100,000
Days live16 (2026-02-02 → 2026-02-18)
Created2026-02-02
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateSD — Mike Rounds
Surfaced by“senate:Mike Rounds”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealempathy
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, family children
Symbolsfamily, us flag
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementCandidate reaching out warmly to a young child (likely a grandchild) in a candid home setting, projecting grandfatherly authenticity
TacticThe ad leverages a heartfelt family moment and a folksy fatherly maxim to humanize an incumbent senator, anchoring his re-election pitch in personal values and Trump alignment rather than policy attack.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.4%
45-54 · male 8.8%
65+ · unknown 0.3%
65+ · male 14.7%
65+ · female 22.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 10.7%
55-64 · female 12.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 8.3%
18-24 · male 0.7%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 7.7%
35-44 · female 7.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 3.7%
25-34 · female 2.7%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
Unknown · male 0.0%

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