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Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax

This page ran 21 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 30 September 2026 and 24 October 2026. Meta reports $1.9–4K of spend, which makes it the 8,614th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Group or campaign. Most of its spend took no side. Race: Ballot measures. Paid for by Vote No on 2A - The Unfair Tax.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

21

ads

$2.9K

reported spend, range $1.9–4K

0.0%

of spend on federal races

$150

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
100%

Share of the 20 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • the City$250
  • City Council$250
  • City Hall with the city administration$150

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Economy & cost of living
100%
Corruption & governance
20%
Electoral process & turnout
20%
Jobs & youth
15%

Spend by race: Ballot measures 100%.

Spend by ad language: English 98%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • Manitou Springs already has the highest combined sales tax in El Paso County. Ballot issue 2A would raise Manitou’s amusement by 80% — the highest tax rate on general tourist attractions in Colorado! Don’t be fooled by the false claims of tax proponents. Know the facts. Vote NO on 2A. Return your ballot today! VoteNo2AManitou.com 🚫

    23 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Manitou Springs, Vote NO on the Unfair Tax! ❌ 2A is a forever tax increase — with no expiration. ❌ It targets local attractions businesses with an 80% tax increase. ❌ New revenue from 2A is unlimited and unrestricted. ❌ Creates long-term harm to our visitor economy. ✅ You can stop it. 📬 Return your ballot by mail by October 27 or 🗳️ drop it off at a 24/7 drop-off box by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. VoteNo2AManitou.com

    23 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 15K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Support Manitou’s Performance Artists and Vote NO on 2A! 🎭 Increasing the tax on ticket sales at the Iron Springs Chateau by 80% will hurt this small business that employs actors and performers. This amusement tax is not amusing! Don’t be fooled by the false claims of tax proponents! Know the facts. Vote NO on 2A today! 📬: MAIL your ballot no later than Tuesday, Oct. 27 🗳️: DROP your ballot at a drop-off location (open 24 hrs) by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3 VoteNo2AManitou.com 🚫

    12 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Vote NO on 2A and tell the City it must stop treating tax increases and parking takeovers as substitutes for responsible financial management. How can voters have confidence in sending unlimited and unrestricted revenue to a city that has not demonstrated that it can manage the revenue it already has? Manitou Springs residents and businesses deserve transparent budgeting, disciplined spending and genuine cooperation. Until the City provides them, vote NO on Ballot Issue 2A—the 80% amusement-tax

    12 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Vote NO on 2A — the highest amusement tax on general tourism attractions in Colorado! Ballot Issue 2A contains no commitment explaining how the additional $1.2 million will be spent. Voters are again being asked to approve unlimited, unrestricted revenue first and trust City Council to decide later where the money goes. That trust has not been earned. Let’s find a better way. Vote NO on 2A. 🚫 📬 Return your ballot by mail by October 27 or 🗳️ drop it off at a 24/7 drop-off box by 7 p.m. o

    12 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • 68% of Pikes Peak Region Attractions (PPRA) members report that business is down from 2025. Ballot issue 2A will make things worse. If 2A passes, Manitou Springs will have the highest tax on general tourist attractions anywhere in Colorado! When sales and amusement taxes go up, tourists will go elsewhere. Vote NO on 2A. 🚫 VoteNo2AManitou.com

    1 October 2026 · Vote No on 2A Manitou - The Unfair Tax · $200 – $299 · 20K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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