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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

ad creative

Brian Bengs Signature Drive-Thru | Aberdeen

We’re gathering signatures to officially qualify Brian Bengs as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota — and your signature makes it possible. We’ll make it easy: Drive up, sign, and head out. Brian and his team will be outside the corner of 10th Ave SE and South Dakota St, Aberdeen, SD. 🗓 Date: March 1 ⏰ Time: 6-7:30 pm 📍 Location: Aberdeen Aquatic Center Brian Bengs is a 26-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force who served our country across the globe. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel, he and his family chose South Dakota as home. He has taught law and policy at the U.S. Air Force Academy, the NATO School in Germany, and Northern State University in Aberdeen. Most recently, he served the people of South Dakota as a National Park Ranger in the Black Hills. Brian is stepping forward as a lifelong independent to bring integrity, accountability, and common-sense leadership back to South Dakota. Learn more about Brian and his platform: 👉 https://bengsforsouthdakota.com/

Ad copy

We’re collecting signatures to put Brian Bengs on the ballot for U.S. Senate in South Dakota. Stop by, sign, and go — quick and easy.

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Performance proxies

Overall score30.7/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 49.2 · 0.3 · 61.4
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions6,000 – 6,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 23.0
Est. audience size10,001 – 50,000
Days live2 (2026-02-27 → 2026-03-01)
Created2026-02-27
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateSD — Brian Bengs
Surfaced by“senate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typegotv mobilization
Emotional appealurgency
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsnone
Call to actionsign petition
Standout elementGrayscale candidate photo with cowboy hat giving thumbs-up against purple gradient background with bold white type
TacticUrgency-driven mobilization tactic combining a specific drive-thru event date and location with easy participation framing ('quick and easy') to lower barriers to action for signature gathering.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.7%
45-54 · male 4.7%
65+ · male 14.5%
65+ · female 24.6%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 8.6%
55-64 · female 13.8%
45-54 · unknown 0.3%
45-54 · female 10.9%
18-24 · male 0.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 4.7%
35-44 · female 8.9%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 2.6%
25-34 · female 4.7%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.3%

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