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Don Tracy US Inactive

Don Tracy For Illinois, NFP

ad creative

Don Tracy

Ad copy

Illinois has 102 counties but it seems like only Cook County is the focus. As someone from Central Illinois, Don Tracy will be the voice for all Illinoisans and working families, not just Chicago.

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Performance proxies

Overall score39.1/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.23.7 · 63.8 · 5.0 · 64.0
Spend rangeUSD 400–499
Impressions25,000 – 29,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 16.35
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live19 (2025-09-29 → 2025-10-18)
Created2025-09-29
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateIL — Don Tracy
Surfaced by“senate:Don Tracy”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueother
Framingpositive candidate
Message typeawareness
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsus flag, farm rural
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementIllinois state silhouette in orange with star placed over Central Illinois to visually anchor the candidate's geographic identity
TacticThe ad deploys a regional grievance appeal — pitting downstate/rural Illinois against Chicago/Cook County — to position Tracy as the authentic voice of overlooked working families, building identity-based loyalty rather than attacking a named opponent.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois96.6%
Missouri0.5%
Indiana0.3%
Wisconsin0.3%
Texas0.3%
Iowa0.3%
Florida0.2%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.0%
45-54 · male 7.7%
65+ · male 30.8%
65+ · female 20.7%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 15.9%
55-64 · female 10.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 4.7%
18-24 · male 0.3%
35-44 · unknown 0.0%
35-44 · male 4.5%
35-44 · female 2.3%
25-34 · unknown 0.0%
25-34 · male 1.5%
25-34 · female 0.6%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.3%

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