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Phillip Rench for Maine US Inactive

PHILLIP RENCH FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN

ad creative

Strategic Lumber Reserve

Hey Folks, We need new industries in Maine and to reinvent existing ones. Decades ago, Maine was a leader in lumber production, producing over 1 billion board feet a year; however…

Ad copy

Hey Folks, We need new industries in Maine and to reinvent existing ones. Decades ago, Maine was a leader in lumber production, producing over 1 billion board feet a year; however, due to competition from subsidized industries in Canada, that number has shrunk to just 400 million. The folks I have spoken with in Northern Maine want these jobs back, and I have a plan to make it happen. Learn more here: https://phillipformaine.com/strategic-lumber-reserve/

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Performance proxies

Overall score31.6/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 53.0 · 0.8 · 72.5
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions9,000 – 9,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 5.21
Est. audience size
Days live4 (2025-08-08 → 2025-08-12)
Created2025-08-08
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateME — Phillip Rench
Surfaced by“senate:Phillip Rench”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueagriculture rural
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealnostalgia
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturednone
Symbolsfarm rural, factory industry
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementBadge-style illustrated logo with pine trees and stacked logs evoking a classic heritage brand identity for Maine lumber
TacticThe ad uses economic nostalgia and concrete statistics (1 billion vs. 400 million board feet) to frame Canadian subsidies as the villain and position the candidate as a pro-jobs economic revivalist with a credible plan.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Maine100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · male 0.3%
25-34 · female 0.3%
25-34 · male 4.0%
35-44 · female 1.2%
35-44 · male 9.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 2.9%
45-54 · male 13.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · female 5.9%
55-64 · male 19.9%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
65+ · female 12.5%
65+ · male 29.6%
65+ · unknown 0.3%

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