COSTELLO FOR SENATE
David Costello is a government reform advocate running for the U.S. Senate in Maine. He is a Democrat who wants to help in advancing long overdue legislative and constitutional reforms to strengthen our democracy, government, and economy.
Why Costello over King? Costello: Working class Maine upbringing; broader, deeper government experience; and greater willingness to forcefully tackle our nation's most pressing problems like climate change, gun violence, economic inequality, and retirement insecurity
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| Overall score | 23.4/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 0.0 · 34.4 · 0.6 · 58.7 |
| Spend range | <USD 99 |
| Impressions | 1,000 – 1,999 |
| CPM (≈ $/1k impr) | USD 33.01 |
| Est. audience size | — |
| Days live | 3 (2024-08-20 → 2024-08-23) |
| Created | 2024-08-20 |
| Creative variants | 1 body · 1 headline |
| Platforms | |
| Languages | en |
| Candidate | ME — David Costello |
| Surfaced by | “senate:David Costello” |
| Issue | other |
| Framing | contrast comparison |
| Message type | persuasion |
| Emotional appeal | urgency |
| Production tier | diy amateur |
| Who pictured | candidate |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | learn more |
| Standout element | Direct 'Why Costello over King?' framing turning the ad into an explicit head-to-head comparison pitch |
| Tactic | The ad uses a contrast-comparison tactic by directly naming the incumbent opponent and listing Costello's biographical and experiential advantages, leveraging working-class identity and progressive issue stacking to differentiate from King. |
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