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Carlin for U.S. Senate US Inactive

CARLIN FOR US SENATE

ad creative

Ad copy

Stand with us on June 2nd! 🗳️ Jim Carlin fights for Iowa families, veterans, and farmers—bringing integrity and action to Washington. It's time for real representation. Let’s support a leader who puts Iowa first! See CarlinForUSSenate.com #IowaVotes #SupportJimCarlin

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Performance proxies

Overall score45.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.29.2 · 78.0 · 5.2 · 70.7
Spend rangeUSD 700–799
Impressions100,000 – 124,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 6.66
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live20 (2026-04-29 → 2026-05-19)
Created2026-04-29
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIA — James Carlin
Surfaced by“senate:James Carlin”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementSplit-screen pairing candidate at podium with a direct-to-camera testimonial from an older man, lending grassroots authenticity
TacticThe ad uses a relatable everyman testimonial alongside a rally podium shot to build trust and reinforce the candidate's 'straightforward integrity' brand promise.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Iowa37.9%
Florida4.1%
Texas4.0%
Pennsylvania3.0%
Ohio2.9%
Illinois2.8%
California2.7%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.0%
45-54 · male 6.3%
65+ · male 30.5%
65+ · female 25.6%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 17.4%
55-64 · female 8.6%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 3.0%
18-24 · male 0.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 3.6%
35-44 · female 1.6%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 1.5%
25-34 · female 0.6%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.4%

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