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Juliana Stratton US Inactive

JULIANA FOR ILLINOIS

ad creative

Become a Founding Donor

Ad copy

Team: One of my opponents has $20 million in the bank. You read that right: $20 million. That kind of money isn’t just a line in a budget. It means nonstop TV ads, high-priced consultants, glossy mailers, and algorithms working overtime to flood your feed. It’s what career politicians use to try to drown out grassroots support. But let me tell you something from the heart: That money can’t buy values. It can’t buy trust. And it sure can’t buy the kind of grassroots movement we’re building — one conversation, one contribution, one person at a time. We don’t have $20 million — but we have something stronger: you. If we’re going to compete with that kind of cash, we need to build the most people-powered campaign Illinois has ever seen. That means folks like you stepping up early and often to help fuel this movement. Can you chip in $5, $25, or anything you can today? Every dollar helps us close the gap and build the movement we need to win.

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Performance proxies

Overall score34.8/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 55.8 · 3.3 · 62.5
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions10,000 – 14,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 19.96
Est. audience size
Days live13 (2025-07-03 → 2025-07-16)
Created2025-07-03
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateIL — Juliana Stratton
Surfaced by“senate:Juliana Stratton”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuedemocracy elections
Framingcontrast comparison
Message typefundraising
Emotional appealurgency
Production tierdiy amateur
Who picturedcandidate
Symbolsnone
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementselfie-style direct-to-camera video reinforcing authentic grassroots intimacy
TacticThe ad leverages a classic David-vs-Goliath contrast framing — opponent's $20M war chest as villainous while soliciting small-dollar donations as an act of values-driven community resistance.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Illinois100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.8%
45-54 · male 4.6%
65+ · male 9.0%
65+ · female 23.8%
55-64 · unknown 0.4%
55-64 · male 7.6%
55-64 · female 18.4%
45-54 · unknown 0.2%
45-54 · female 13.9%
18-24 · male 1.1%
35-44 · unknown 0.3%
35-44 · male 3.9%
35-44 · female 8.7%
25-34 · unknown 0.3%
25-34 · male 2.9%
25-34 · female 3.3%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
65+ · unknown 0.6%

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