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Jonathan Dean for Illinois - U.S. Senate US Inactive

DEAN FOR ILLINOIS

ad creative

Ad copy

Life is unaffordable because big corporations and data centers constantly have their hands in our family’s wallet. I describe all the ways corporations are constantly coming for our money with a major assist from the government. The solutions: - End trickle down economics; - Enforce anti-monopoly laws again; - Elect people to Congress who ARE NOT bought and paid for. On March 17, Vote Jonathan Dean for US Senate! Learn more at: dean4il.com

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Performance proxies

Overall score42.9/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.30.5 · 73.9 · 0.6 · 66.7
Spend rangeUSD 800–899
Impressions70,000 – 79,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 11.33
Est. audience size
Days live3 (2026-03-13 → 2026-03-16)
Created2026-03-12
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIL — Jonathan Dean
Surfaced by“senate:Jonathan Dean”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionvote
Standout elementcandidate filming himself in a car with no polish — deliberate everyday-person authenticity signal
TacticThe selfie-in-a-car format is a calculated DIY populist tactic that signals the candidate is an outsider unbeholden to corporate money, reinforcing the anti-establishment message through the medium itself.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois88.9%
Indiana8.1%
Wisconsin2.6%
Michigan0.5%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.1%
45-54 · male 11.7%
65+ · male 14.4%
65+ · female 19.2%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 13.2%
55-64 · female 11.4%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 8.2%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 10.2%
35-44 · female 5.0%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 4.1%
25-34 · female 1.6%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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