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Brian Bengs for South Dakota US Inactive

Brian Bengs for South Dakota

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Meet Brian Bengs | Pierre

Join us to meet Brian in person, hear his vision as an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota, ask questions, and learn how you can get involved. πŸ—“ Date: February 27 ⏰ Time: 6PM πŸ“ Location: Ramkota Pierre 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. Momentum starts with community, conversations, and showing up. Learn more about Brian and his platform: πŸ‘‰ https://bengsforsouthdakota.com/

Ad copy

Pierre! Want to help South Dakota move forward? Start by showing up. Meet Brian Bengs Feb 27 in Pierre and hear what he is building for South Dakota.

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Performance proxies

Overall score29.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 Β· 47.5 Β· 1.9 Β· 68.5
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions5,000 – 5,999
CPM (β‰ˆ $/1k impr)USD 9.0
Est. audience size10,001 – 50,000
Days live8 (2026-02-20 β†’ 2026-02-28)
Created2026-02-20
Creative variants1 body Β· 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateSD β€” Brian Bengs
Surfaced byβ€œsenate:Brian Bengs”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typegotv mobilization
Emotional appealhope
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, veterans military
Symbolsfarm rural, military
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementBold purple event-poster design with candidate giving thumbs-up over South Dakota silhouette logo
TacticClassic grassroots event mobilization tactic using a personal meet-and-greet invitation to build local momentum and lower the barrier to engagement for undecided voters.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

South Dakota100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 Β· female 1.0%
45-54 Β· male 7.0%
65+ Β· male 12.3%
65+ Β· female 18.9%
55-64 Β· unknown 0.3%
55-64 Β· male 7.5%
55-64 Β· female 13.0%
45-54 Β· unknown 0.2%
45-54 Β· female 11.7%
18-24 Β· male 0.8%
35-44 Β· unknown 0.2%
35-44 Β· male 5.9%
35-44 Β· female 11.3%
25-34 Β· unknown 0.0%
25-34 Β· male 4.0%
25-34 Β· female 5.4%
18-24 Β· unknown 0.1%
65+ Β· unknown 0.3%

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