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Conversations with Jim Zirin

This page ran 42 paid political ads on Facebook and Instagram between 29 May 2026 and 26 October 2026. Meta reports $100 – $4.3K of spend, which makes it the 9,970th largest advertiser of the 24,034 pages in our data. Advertiser type: Media. Most of its spend was on the Democrats’ side. Race: No specific race.

Data from the Meta Ad Library, pulled 4 November 2026. Election on 3 November 2026. · Every ad of this page in Meta’s Ad Library ↗

42

ads

$2.2K

reported spend, range $100 – $4.3K

6.8%

of spend on federal races

$50

median spend per ad

Spend by week the ad started

1 Jun
6 Jul
3 Aug
7 Sep
5 Oct
 Spend still counting
2 Nov

Tone

Attack
81%
Informational
19%

Share of the 42 ads with text that our model classified. Attack ads name an opponent.

Most attacked

  • Donald Trump$991
  • Todd Blanche$99
  • the Trump family and its friends$50
  • Republican justices of the Supreme Court$50
  • New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani$50
  • Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.)$50

Targets as the ads name them, by spend; the spellings of Donald Trump are counted together, other names as written.

Topics

Corruption & governance
88%
Security, crime & immigration
33%
Electoral process & turnout
12%
Economy & cost of living
12%
Candidate profile
7.1%
Infrastructure & energy
4.8%
Education
2.4%
Health
2.4%

Spend by race: Federal 6.8%, Local 2.3%, No specific race 91%.

Spend by ad language: English 100%.

The costliest ads

The highest-spend ad of each distinct text, as it ran.

  • A young Trump sought out Roy Cohn, not the other way around. Biographer Kai Bird on how a discrimination lawsuit sparked a 13-year relationship that taught Trump how to work the courts, the press, and the art of publicity. Watch the full conversation with Jim Zirin: https://linktr.ee/cwjz

    22 September 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $100 – $199 · 25K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • The Supreme Court has a shadow docket. Perhaps it needs a shadow court. Mayor Mamdani walks a political tightrope on the anniversary of October 7. Special Counsel Jack Smith endures a Senate trashing he didn’t deserve. And with Kimberly Guilfoyle sent packing from Athens, the corruption swirling around the Trump family and its friends may be the issue that brings Democrats back into power. Read the full Beyond the Headlines: https://tinyurl.com/ahcw2z3m

    26 October 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $0 – $99 · 8K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Finding common ground across party lines is more important than ever. In the latest episode of Conversations with Jim Zirin, ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero discusses the importance of bipartisan collaboration, the fight to protect civil liberties, and the challenges facing free and fair elections ahead of the midterms. Watch the full conversation now: https://linktr.ee/cwjz

    26 October 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • Critical of Bush v. Gore, the only explanation for which is that five Republican justices of the Supreme Court did not like Al Gore? Or perhaps disgusted with Dobbs v. Women's Health where five unelected judges overruled settled precedent because they didn't like abortion? Or maybe Trump v. United States where six Republican justices did not like to see Donald Trump prosecuted as a former president for criminal acts committed while in office? Should the Supreme Court be the last word? Are its

    26 October 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

  • Anthony Romero, executive director of the ACLU, on how we can insure free and fair mid-term elections. Political Science Professor Christina Greer of Fordham University gives Zohran Mamdani a report card for his first 10 months in office. Watch the full interview October 13 on @CUNY.TV.

    26 October 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $0 – $99 · 0+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

  • October 7 is another day that will surely live in infamy. Marking the first anniversary of the attacks on Israel since he took office in January, New York’s Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued a statement marking the third anniversary of the attacks which killed roughly 1200 Israelis in executions reminiscent of the Nazi death squads. The Hamas terrorists even took a baby hostage along with 250 others. The statement ignited intense anger from New York's Jewish community. Instead of confining his remarks

    26 October 2026 · Conversations with Jim Zirin · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Attack · Ad Library

Figures cover domestic political ads paid in dollars, from 4 May 2026. Spend is the sum of Meta’s range midpoints; impressions above one million are reported as “1M+”, so impression figures are floors. Each ad counts in the week its delivery started, with its lifetime spend at our last pull; ads still running before the vote are counted as of 31 October 2026.

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