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David Costello US Inactive

COSTELLO FOR U.S. SENATE

ad creative

David Costello full interview | Your Vote 2026

Maine Democratic Senate candidate David Costello sits down for an interview with Maine Public's Nicole Ogrysko.Learn more about the 2026 Maine primary electi...

Ad copy

FYI, another more extensive press interview regarding my US Senate campaign to defeat Senator Susan Collins...

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Performance proxies

Overall score35.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 59.2 · 0.3 · 68.8
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions15,000 – 19,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 8.54
Est. audience size500,001 – 1,000,000
Days live2 (2026-06-07 → 2026-06-09)
Created2026-06-07
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateME — David Costello
Surfaced by“senate:David Costello”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typeawareness
Emotional appealneutral
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementMaine Public 'Your Vote 2026' star logo lending earned-media credibility to the candidate
TacticThe ad leverages a third-party press interview clip to borrow credibility from a public media outlet, positioning Costello as a serious, vetted challenger without the overt feel of a paid political attack.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Maine87.1%
New Hampshire10.6%
Massachusetts2.1%
New Brunswick0.1%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 6.2%
45-54 · male 3.9%
65+ · male 12.4%
65+ · female 17.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 5.2%
55-64 · female 4.0%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 1.8%
18-24 · male 16.6%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 7.4%
35-44 · female 2.9%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 15.2%
25-34 · female 5.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.4%
65+ · unknown 0.3%

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