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Graham Platner US Inactive

GRAHAM FOR MAINE

ad creative

Very Difficult Conversation

I’m not taking money from AIPAC or corporations, so any amount you can afford to give goes a long way.

Ad copy

Before I jumped into the race for U.S. Senate against Susan Collins, my wife and I had a very difficult conversation. We knew that the establishment was not going to let regular people enter into politics. We knew that they were going to come after us, try to destroy our lives, turn everything upside down, and throw the book at me. What they don't understand is: I don't care. Building power for working people is what drives me. I'm not in this race for myself. I'm in this because we deserve better. Susan Collins, Chuck Schumer, the oligarchy, the billionaire class, AIPAC... They're trying to destroy me. I cannot do this alone. It takes an immense amount of money and resources to fight back against the system. So please, will you make a monthly donation to our campaign now to help me defeat Susan Collins, flip Maine blue, and take back the Senate for Democrats? In solidarity, Graham Platner

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Performance proxies

Overall score51.3/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.53.9 · 87.0 · 4.1 · 60.2
Spend rangeUSD 7,000–7,999
Impressions250,000 – 299,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 27.27
Est. audience size
Days live16 (2025-11-03 → 2025-11-19)
Created2025-11-03
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateME — Graham Platner
Surfaced by“senate:Graham Platner”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, workers labor
Symbolsfactory industry
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementCandidate in red flannel working with his hands in a rustic workshop — visually signaling working-class authenticity
TacticThe ad uses populist outsider framing — pitting a flannel-clad everyman against named elites (Collins, Schumer, AIPAC, billionaires) to convert outrage into small-dollar donations via ActBlue.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Maine16.0%
California9.8%
New York8.0%
Massachusetts7.1%
Washington3.7%
Pennsylvania3.4%
Florida3.2%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 1.2%
45-54 · male 9.0%
65+ · unknown 0.3%
65+ · male 9.0%
65+ · female 8.9%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 7.6%
55-64 · female 5.7%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 5.2%
18-24 · male 4.8%
35-44 · unknown 0.5%
35-44 · male 16.0%
35-44 · female 8.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.5%
25-34 · male 15.8%
25-34 · female 6.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.2%
Unknown · male 0.0%

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