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John Deaton for US Senate US Inactive

JOHN DEATON FOR SENATE INC.

ad creative

Ad copy

Massachusetts ranks dead last in affordability, and Beacon Hill’s answer is to worry about how many miles you drive so they can tax you for it. That doesn’t solve the affordability crisis. It punishes working people. Enough is enough. Let’s end the insanity this November. Donate: JohnDeatonForSenate.com

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Performance proxies

Overall score39.0/100
Spend / Reach / Long. / Eff.17.4 · 66.9 · 1.1 · 70.7
Spend rangeUSD 200–299
Impressions35,000 – 39,999
CPM (≈ $/1k impr)USD 6.65
Est. audience size
Days live5 (2026-05-26 → 2026-05-31)
Created2026-05-26
Creative variants1 body · 0 headline
Platformsfacebook, instagram
Languages
CandidateMA — John Deaton
Surfaced by“senate:John Deaton”

🧠 AI analysis

Issueeconomy taxes
Framingissue advocacy
Message typepersuasion
Emotional appealanger
Production tiersemi pro
Who picturedcandidate, workers labor
Symbolsus flag, factory industry
Call to actiondonate
Standout elementCandidate filmed in an auto repair shop under a lifted car, signaling blue-collar authenticity
TacticThe ad uses a mileage tax proposal as a tangible villain to channel voter frustration over affordability into anti-establishment anger, positioning Deaton as the working-people's champion against out-of-touch Beacon Hill politicians.

Where it ran (delivery by region)

Massachusetts100.0%

Who saw it (delivery)

18-24 · female 0.4%
45-54 · male 13.9%
65+ · male 12.5%
65+ · female 3.5%
55-64 · unknown 0.1%
55-64 · male 15.7%
55-64 · female 2.6%
45-54 · unknown 0.1%
45-54 · female 1.3%
18-24 · male 12.0%
35-44 · unknown 0.1%
35-44 · male 16.8%
35-44 · female 1.1%
25-34 · unknown 0.2%
25-34 · male 18.5%
25-34 · female 0.8%
18-24 · unknown 0.2%
65+ · unknown 0.1%

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