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Zach Wahls US Inactive

WAHLS FOR IOWA

ad creative

Ashley Hinson Gutted Social Security. Zach Wahls Will Fight For It.

Ashley Hinson Gutted Social Security. Zach Wahls Will Fight For It.

Ad copy

For hundreds of thousands of Iowa seniors, Social Security isn’t optional. It’s how they pay for groceries, medicine, and housing. Ashley Hinson voted to cut $452 million in Social Security. Zach Wahls is running for Senate to protect Social Security and put Iowa families first. Chip in what you can today to help Zach take on Ashley Hinson.
For hundreds of thousands of Iowa seniors, Social Security isn’t optional. It’s how they pay for groceries, medicine, and housing. Ashley Hinson voted to cut $452 million in Social Security. Zach Wahls is running for Senate to protect Social Security and put Iowa families first. Chip in what you can today to help Zach take on Ashley Hinson.

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Performance proxies

Overall score33.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 51.9 · 5.0 · 59.6
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions8,000 – 8,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 29.35
Est. audience size
Days live19 (2026-01-13 → 2026-02-01)
Created2026-01-13
Creative variants2 body · 2 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — Zach Wahls
Surfaced by“senate:Zach Wahls”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuesocial security medicare
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealfear
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, opponent, seniors
Symbolsmoney cash
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementSplit-screen diagonal dividing a warm-toned smiling Wahls from a dark desaturated opponent with dollar-amount attack text in bold gold
TacticClassic contrast attack using a specific dollar figure to make the threat concrete and urgent, pairing fear of Social Security cuts with a clear heroic alternative and immediate donate CTA.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa57.4%
California4.8%
Florida2.8%
Illinois2.5%
New York1.9%
Minnesota1.9%
Texas1.8%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.2%
18-24 · male 0.3%
25-34 · female 0.9%
25-34 · male 1.0%
35-44 · female 2.1%
35-44 · male 2.4%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 4.4%
45-54 · male 3.3%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · female 12.5%
55-64 · male 7.9%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
65+ · female 39.6%
65+ · male 24.0%
65+ · unknown 0.8%

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