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Phillip Rench for Maine US Inactive

PHILLIP RENCH FOR US SENATE CAMPAIGN

ad creative

Gov. Janet Mills enters U.S. Senate race to ‘fight the good fight’

The two-term Democratic governor will have to fend off primary challenges from several others, including Graham Platner, a 41-year-old veteran and oyster farmer whose campaign has garnered attentio…

Ad copy

Mainers, We need younger representation in Washington; folks with new ideas on how to solve the structural issues we have faced for decades. I am fully prepared to see my campaign through to the election. There will be at least three candidates on the ballot next November. In the coming months, I will be needing help to collect signatures to get on the ballot. If you would like to volunteer, please sign up here: https://phillipformaine.com/contact/

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Performance proxies

Overall score33.9/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.11.9 · 55.8 · 1.4 · 66.3
Spend rangeUSD 100–199
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 11.96
Est. audience size
Days live6 (2025-10-14 → 2025-10-20)
Created2025-10-14
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateME — Phillip Rench
Surfaced by“senate:Phillip Rench”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typelist building survey
Emotional appealurgency
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedopponent, seniors
Symbolsnone
Call to actionvolunteer
Standout elementPress Herald news screenshot showing an aging Gov. Mills seated at home, visually reinforcing the 'need younger representation' message
TacticThe ad cleverly juxtaposes the call for younger representation against a news screenshot depicting an elderly Gov. Mills, letting earned media do the visual attack work while the candidate stays positive.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Maine100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.1%
45-54 · male 10.0%
65+ · male 24.6%
65+ · female 21.1%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 18.2%
55-64 · female 11.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 3.9%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 4.9%
35-44 · female 2.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 2.0%
25-34 · female 0.7%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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