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John Deaton for US Senate US Inactive

JOHN DEATON FOR SENATE INC.

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John Deaton for U.S. Senate

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Ad copy

I’m running to serve Massachusetts, not to make a career out of politics. Public service should be about delivering results, solving problems, and standing up for the people you represent, not climbing the political ladder.

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Performance proxies

Overall score57.5/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.43.1 · 97.1 · 14.6 · 75.2
Spend rangeUSD 2,500–2,999
Impressions700,000 – 799,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 3.67
Est. audience size100,001 – 500,000
Days live54 (2026-03-08 → 2026-05-01)
Created2026-03-08
Creative variants1 body · 1 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languagesen
CandidateMA — John Deaton
Surfaced by“senate:John Deaton”

🧠 AI analysis

Issuecandidate character bio
Framingpositive candidate
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealpride
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturednone
Symbolsus flag
Call to actionlearn more
Standout elementBold red banner with 'NOT MAKE A CAREER' contrasting against the blue coastal lighthouse scene
TacticThe ad uses an anti-establishment authenticity appeal, contrasting service-oriented language against political careerism to position Deaton as a principled outsider candidate.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Massachusetts86.0%
Florida2.4%
New Hampshire1.6%
Connecticut1.1%
New York1.1%
Rhode Island0.8%
California0.8%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 2.4%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
Unknown · female 0.0%
65+ · unknown 0.2%
65+ · male 9.7%
65+ · female 7.6%
55-64 · unknown 0.2%
55-64 · male 12.5%
55-64 · female 8.3%
45-54 · male 10.3%
18-24 · male 2.3%
45-54 · female 7.5%
35-44 · unknown 0.2%
35-44 · male 11.4%
35-44 · female 7.8%
25-34 · unknown 0.1%
25-34 · male 11.0%
25-34 · female 8.5%
18-24 · unknown 0.1%
Unknown · male 0.0%

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