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Don Tracy US Inactive

Don Tracy For Illinois, NFP

ad creative

Defend the American Dream

Defend the American Dream

Defend the American Dream

Ad copy

Career politicians have driven up costs for families. Don Tracy will fight for everyday Illinoisans, not special interests or extreme agendas.
Career politicians have driven up costs for families. Don Tracy will fight for everyday Illinoisans, not special interests or extreme agendas.
Career politicians have driven up costs for families. Don Tracy will fight for everyday Illinoisans, not special interests or extreme agendas.

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Performance proxies

Overall score20.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 Β· 24.3 Β· 4.4 Β· 51.2
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions100 – 999
CPM (β‰ˆ $/1k impr)USD 90.08
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live17 (2026-02-11 β†’ 2026-02-28)
Created2026-02-10
Creative variants3 body Β· 3 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIL β€” Don Tracy
Surfaced byβ€œsenate:Don Tracy”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueagriculture rural
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealnostalgia
Production tierprofessional
Who picturedcandidate, workers labor
Symbolsfarm rural, family
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementcandidate and younger man holding ears of corn in front of a golden cornfield and grain silos
TacticThe ad uses a classic outsider-vs-establishment contrast, pairing an evocative rural agricultural setting with the 'Defend the American Dream' tagline to position Tracy as a champion of everyday Illinoisans against faceless career politicians.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 Β· female 0.8%
18-24 Β· male 2.5%
25-34 Β· male 1.7%
35-44 Β· female 0.8%
35-44 Β· male 1.7%
45-54 Β· female 0.8%
45-54 Β· male 3.3%
55-64 Β· female 2.5%
55-64 Β· male 12.4%
65+ Β· female 24.8%
65+ Β· male 48.8%

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