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Susan Collins US Inactive

COLLINS FOR SENATOR

ad creative

Maine is NOT for sale.

Sara is NOT for Maine.

Ad copy

Sara Gideon thinks money can buy an election. Gideon’s campaign has pocketed more out-of-state money than any Maine campaign EVER.

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Performance proxies

Overall score48.2/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.43.1 · 83.1 · 1.7 · 64.8
Spend rangeUSD 2,500–2,999
Impressions175,000 – 199,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 14.66
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live7 (2020-08-12 → 2020-08-19)
Created2020-08-12
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateME — Susan Collins
Surfaced by“senate:Susan Collins”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingattack opponent
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tierprofessional
Who picturednone
Symbolsnone
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementBold yellow bracket punctuation isolating 'MORE OUT-OF-STATE MONEY' on black background for maximum contrast and menace
TacticThe ad uses a classic outsider-money attack frame, weaponizing Maine's independent identity against Gideon by positioning her as a tool of outside interests with the punchy tagline 'Maine is NOT for sale.'

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Maine100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

25-34 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · female 10.8%
65+ · unknown 0.1%
65+ · male 8.4%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
25-34 · female 4.5%
35-44 · female 6.8%
18-24 · female 1.5%
45-54 · female 10.5%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 12.3%
35-44 · male 10.0%
65+ · female 11.5%
25-34 · male 7.2%
45-54 · male 13.8%
18-24 · male 2.0%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
18-24 · unknown 0.0%

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