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Abdul El-Sayed US Inactive

Abdul for U.S. Senate

ad creative

Support people-powered politics

Ad copy

Hey, let me be real: calling people to ask for money isn't fun, especially when it's call after call after call. But here's why I do it: I refuse to take a dime from corporate PACs. No insurance giants, no big utilities, no greedy corporations. Because when you say no to special interests, you have to rely on the power of regular people. This campaign isn't about the rich and powerful; it’s about us—our needs, our families, and our future. We have a critical fundraising deadline, and I need your help to reach it. Can you chip in today? $5, $10, even $15—every bit counts. Let’s show them what people-powered politics looks like.

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Performance proxies

Overall score43.2/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.27.6 · 61.7 · 23.7 · 59.7
Spend rangeUSD 600–699
Impressions20,000 – 24,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 28.87
Est. audience size
Days live87 (2025-06-30 → 2025-09-25)
Created2025-06-29
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateMI — Abdul El-Sayed
Surfaced by“senate:Abdul El-Sayed”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingpositive candidate
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealempathy
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementcasual selfie-style outdoor video creating radical authenticity and anti-polish contrast with typical polished political ads
TacticThe deliberately unpolished, direct-to-camera confessional style leverages vulnerability and transparency to build trust and contrast the candidate's grassroots funding model against corporate-backed opponents, making the donation ask feel morally urgent rather than transactional.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Michigan25.2%
California12.8%
New York9.5%
Texas6.8%
Illinois4.7%
New Jersey4.5%
Florida3.9%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.5%
45-54 · male 14.7%
65+ · male 7.6%
65+ · female 4.9%
55-64 · unknown 0.3%
55-64 · male 9.4%
55-64 · female 5.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.4%
45-54 · female 6.4%
18-24 · male 2.6%
35-44 · unknown 0.5%
35-44 · male 21.0%
35-44 · female 8.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 12.7%
25-34 · female 4.4%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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