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Steve Botsford for US Senate US Inactive

Botsford for Illinois

ad creative

Ad copy

Over the weekend I spoke to the Democratic Party of Evanston. My message was simple. Nothing on any progressive agenda gets done unless Democrats win back the Senate. That requires expanding the coalition. Winning back states we no longer compete in. Reaching moderates, independents, and yes even voters who supported Trump. Politics is not about purity. Politics is about power. Winning it and using it to govern. #illinois #democrat #politics

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Performance proxies

Overall score32.9/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.0.0 · 55.8 · 1.4 · 74.6
Spend range<USD 99
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 3.96
Est. audience size
Days live6 (2026-03-11 → 2026-03-17)
Created2026-03-11
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIL — Steve Botsford
Surfaced by“senate:Steve Botsford”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealurgency
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actionnone
Standout elementCandidate speaking at a podium flanked by repeated 'Democratic Party of Evanston' banners, signaling grassroots authenticity
TacticThe ad uses a big-tent, coalition-expansion pitch — explicitly welcoming Trump voters — to position Botsford as a pragmatic electability candidate over ideological purity.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 16.3%
45-54 · male 5.9%
65+ · male 3.7%
65+ · female 3.5%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 4.9%
55-64 · female 3.9%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 3.0%
18-24 · male 19.2%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 8.5%
35-44 · female 3.8%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 17.2%
25-34 · female 9.1%
18-24 · unknown 0.6%
65+ · unknown 0.1%

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