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

DEAN FOR ILLINOIS

ad creative

Ad copy

It is heartbreaking to have small kids and see our government fail to function and fail to look out for their future. When was the last time the Senate did something helpful for our kids futures? We need to send people to the Senate who can jolt the institution back to life. That’s why I am running. Check out my campaign at dean4il.com.

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Performance proxies

Overall score46.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.38.3 · 73.9 · 10.5 · 61.3
Spend rangeUSD 1,500–1,999
Impressions70,000 – 79,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 23.33
Est. audience size
Days live39 (2025-12-26 → 2026-02-03)
Created2025-12-26
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook
Languagesen
CandidateIL — Jonathan Dean
Surfaced by“senate:Jonathan Dean”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealempathy
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsfamily
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementCandidate smiling in a selfie pose next to a homemade snowman with a red scarf — disarmingly casual and relatable
TacticThe DIY snowman selfie humanizes the candidate as an everyday parent and neighbor, using warmth and authenticity to compensate for low production value and build grassroots trust.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois7.2%
Texas6.6%
Ohio5.8%
California5.2%
Florida5.0%
New York4.7%
Pennsylvania4.7%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.2%
45-54 · male 5.0%
65+ · male 12.1%
65+ · female 32.3%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 7.0%
55-64 · female 16.2%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 11.0%
18-24 · male 0.2%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 4.0%
35-44 · female 6.9%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 1.9%
25-34 · female 2.4%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.2%

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