ELECT DAKARAI LARRIETT
Growing up, if you told me I would run for the United States Senate and also be featured in Essence Magazine in the same year, I'm not sure I would have believed you. Thanks to Essence for this profile piece on how a wrongful arrest turned into a mission for change. Read the full article here: https://www.essence.com/news/dakarai-larriett/
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| Overall score | 34.0/100 |
| Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff. | 11.9 Β· 55.8 Β· 2.2 Β· 66.3 |
| Spend range | USD 100β199 |
| Impressions | 10,000 β 14,999 |
| CPM (β $/1k impr) | USD 11.96 |
| Est. audience size | 100,001 β 500,000 |
| Days live | 9 (2026-05-24 β 2026-06-02) |
| Created | 2026-05-24 |
| Creative variants | 1 body Β· 0 headline |
| Platforms | facebook, instagram |
| Languages | en |
| Candidate | AL β Dakarai Larriett |
| Surfaced by | βsenate:Dakarai Larriettβ |
| Issue | crime safety |
| Framing | positive candidate |
| Message type | awareness |
| Emotional appeal | hope |
| Production tier | semi pro |
| Who pictured | candidate |
| Symbols | none |
| Call to action | learn more |
| Standout element | Essence Magazine masthead prominently displayed, lending mainstream Black media credibility to the candidate's origin story |
| Tactic | The ad leverages third-party earned media credibility from a trusted Black cultural publication to humanize the candidate and reframe a personal injustice as a motivating origin story, building authentic connection with Black voters. |
| Alabama | 100.0% |
| 18-24 Β· female | 9.2% |
| 25-34 Β· female | 14.1% |
| 35-44 Β· female | 16.9% |
| 45-54 Β· female | 16.5% |
| 55-64 Β· female | 18.4% |
| 65+ Β· female | 25.0% |