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28 ads analyzed · 12 use a rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.
The words doing the persuading
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESS“…yet, she opposed the largest middle-class tax cut in American history. Laura Gillen sold out Nassau families just so she can toe the party line. NY-4 deserves better.”Loaded LanguageSee this ad →
Jeanine Driscoll (Republican), Laura Gillen (Democrat) and Blay Tarnoff (independent) are the nominees for New York's 4th congressional district in the November 3, 2026 general election. By their latest FEC reports, Jeanine Driscoll's campaign had raised $685,000 (through October 14, 2026), Laura Gillen's campaign $6.2 million (through October 14, 2026) and Blay Tarnoff's campaign $25,000 (through September 30, 2026). Outside groups have reported $143,000 for Jeanine Driscoll and $1.2 million against; $270,000 for Laura Gillen and $128,000 against. Semblen has analyzed 28 ads in this race; 12 used at least one rhetorical technique, most often loaded language and name calling.
Jeanine Driscoll (REP), Laura Gillen (DEM), Blay Tarnoff (IND).
5 others filed with the FEC; any ads they ran are below. 28 ads analyzed, 12 with at least one technique in the copy.
Newest first. The paid-for-by line is the advertiser's own filing. Updated 2026-10-28.
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Where they stand
From each campaign's own website, summarised in plain English, with a quote where they gave one; under an issue, Senate votes for those who have cast them. Full detail and sources on each profile: Jeanine Driscoll · Laura Gillen.
Economy and cost of livingDriscoll: stated · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
Driscoll says her top priority is improving quality of life for Nassau County residents, and that she wants to help families make ends meet.
Gillen says lowering costs for Long Island families is a top priority, and she describes working with both parties to cut middle-class taxes and bring federal money back to Nassau County. She also introduced a bipartisan bill to create a personal tax deduction of more than $4,000 a year for commuting costs.
“lowering costs and cutting taxes for hardworking Long Islanders is a top priority of mine in Congress.”
Taxes and government spendingDriscoll: stated · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
Driscoll says she will fight to lower taxes, including by restoring the full State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction and providing more relief for Nassau families and seniors. She points to her work as Receiver of Taxes helping homeowners cut property tax bills.
“She will continue fighting to lower the tax burden”
Gillen says she is working with both parties to cut middle-class taxes and to permanently restore the full state and local tax (SALT) deduction, and she wants to eliminate the SALT cap. She says she lowered taxes as Hempstead Town Supervisor.
“in Congress, I’m working with both sides to cut middle class taxes”
Gillen says she opposes the Medicaid cuts and wants to restore the ACA premium tax credits to lower insurance costs. She says she helped pass reforms targeting insurance middlemen who raise prescription prices, and she has backed bipartisan bills on newborn screening and on defibrillators in transportation hubs.
Social Security and MedicareDriscoll: stated · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
Driscoll says she wants to provide additional tax relief for Nassau seniors. Her campaign criticises her opponent for voting against ending taxes on Social Security benefits for 88% of seniors.
Gillen says she has stood up against historic Medicaid cuts, which she says would affect 170,000 of her constituents. She held a roundtable on the rising cost of health care for Long Island seniors and families.
Immigration and the borderDriscoll: stated · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
Driscoll says she will fight for a secure southern border and ensure it can never be opened again. Her campaign criticises her opponent for voting against record funding to secure the border.
“ensure the southern border can never be opened again”
Gillen says she has led efforts in Congress to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for law-abiding Haitians in Nassau County and across the country.
AbortionDriscoll: no position · Gillen: no position
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
No stated position on their website.
Laura Gillen (DEM)
No stated position on their website.
Energy and climateDriscoll: no position · Gillen: no position
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
No stated position on their website.
Laura Gillen (DEM)
No stated position on their website.
GunsDriscoll: no position · Gillen: no position
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
No stated position on their website.
Laura Gillen (DEM)
No stated position on their website.
Crime and policingDriscoll: stated · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
Driscoll says she will support law enforcement and fight for the safety of communities. She has thanked Nassau's Detectives Association for its endorsement.
Gillen says she supports local law enforcement and has joined police on ride-alongs in several towns. She says she secured federal funding for public safety, including over $1 million for police security cameras in Rockville Centre, and she introduced a bipartisan bill to make motor vehicle collision fraud a federal crime.
Gillen introduced the bipartisan Feed Hungry Kids Act to keep schools serving many underserved students eligible to offer free breakfast and lunch. She also joined a bipartisan letter demanding answers from the Health and Human Services Secretary on Head Start office closures.
Foreign policy and defenseDriscoll: no position · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
No stated position on their website.
Laura Gillen (DEM)
Gillen says she supports Israel's right to defend itself and opposed cutting U.S. aid to Israel. She says she led a bipartisan effort calling for the complete dismantling of Iran's uranium-enrichment infrastructure and cosponsored Iran sanctions bills and U.S.-Israel defense partnership bills.
Elections and ethics in governmentDriscoll: no position · Gillen: stated
Jeanine Driscoll (REP)
No stated position on their website.
Laura Gillen (DEM)
Gillen says she is fighting to protect democracy and pushing back against attempts to suppress access to the ballot box. She says that as Hempstead Town Supervisor she took aim at waste and corruption and made town government more transparent and accountable.
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Findings
As of 2026-10-28. Counts are of distinct ads; the same text run many times is one ad.
Ads analyzed
28 · started running between 2026-08-05 and 2026-10-26
$17,800–24,556 on all ads, $12,300–15,286 on flagged ads · Meta reports ranges; these are the sums of their ends
Example
“sold out Nassau families” — Loaded Language, paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESS
· the flagged ad with the highest reported spend that shows the most common technique
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Leaving out the softer ones (loaded language, glittering generalities, slogans, exaggeration, repetition): 32% of ads.
The words doing the work
The words that show up most in phrases our model flagged as loaded language or name calling in this race's ads, by number of ads.
hochulin 3 ads· e.g. “stop the Hochul/Mamdani madness”, “the Hochul/Mamdani madness”
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Money in this race
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
HMP— $632K opposing DriscollLargest donors:
HOUSE MAJORITY FORWARD $93.7M (39%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Reid G Hoffman $8.5M (4%), Greylock Partners, Partner; ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FUND $5.0M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Fred Eychaner $5.0M (2%), Retired; UNITED ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ISSUES FUND $4.8M (2%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)PRO-CHOICE MAJORITY ACTION— $500K opposing DriscollLargest donors:
EDW ACTION FUND $5.6M (>99%)NO GOING BACK PAC INC.— $123K supporting DriscollMAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN ACTION INC— $21K supporting DriscollBUILDING TOGETHER— $16K opposing Driscolland 4 more
Bundled through PACs
none reported · FEC bulk data of 2026-11-01
45 PACs gave directly — alphabetical; the legal limit is $5,000 per election
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC $5,000
BAKER PAC $5,000
CITIZENS FOR CHRIS SCHNEIDER $1,000
EAST MEADOW REPUBLICAN COMMITTEEMENS COUNCIL $1,000
EAST ROCKAWAY REPUBLICAN FINANCE COMMITTEE $1,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC $5,000
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-26spend $800–89930,000–34,999 impressions
As a mother of five, I'm concerned about two things: safety and how much things cost. Laura Gillen has failed us on both. Gillen and Kathy Hochul made New York a sanctuary state. They stopped the Nassau police from working with federal law enforcement to arrest violent criminals. And Laura Gillen voted for higher income taxes, property taxes, and to cut the child tax credit. Nassau parents deserve better.
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Appeal to Fear: Frames the policy as preventing police from arresting violent criminals, evoking a threat to safety. Flagged: “to arrest violent criminals”.
Glittering Generalities: Vague, emotionally positive closing appeal without specific substance. Flagged: “Nassau parents deserve better.”.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-26spend $700–79920,000–24,999 impressions
NY-4 deserves a representative who puts tax relief and public safety above party politics. As Receiver of Taxes, I’ve built a proven record of helping thousands of taxpayers reduce their tax bills. I’m running for Congress to give hardworking Long Island families and seniors the tax relief they need.
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Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-26spend $1,000–1,49950,000–59,999 impressions
Skip the lines on Election Day by voting early today! As Receiver of Taxes, Jeanine Driscoll helped countless families lower their taxes, and now she's ready to fight for you in Congress. Check early voting hours and locations today at votenassau2026.com.
no techniques found
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Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-25spend $3,500–3,999200,000–249,999 impressions
Laura Gillen voted against restoring the State and Local Tax deduction, against expanding the Child Tax Credit, and against eliminating taxes on tips, Social Security, and overtime. Worse yet, she opposed the largest middle-class tax cut in American history. Laura Gillen sold out Nassau families just so she can toe the party line. NY-4 deserves better.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-25spend $0–990–99 impressions
Tomorrow is Election Day, and the balance of power in Washington is in our hands. Vote for Jeanine Driscoll to cut taxes, secure our borders, and ensure Nassau families have a proven taxpayer watchdog in Congress. Locate your Election Day polling place tonight at votenassau2026.com.
no techniques found
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Paid for by Friends of John Ferrettifrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-262 variantsspend $0–1983,000–4,998 impressions
Halloween fun was in full swing at the annual Ragamuffin Parade at Garden City South Community Park!
It was wonderful to see so many families from #GardenCitySouth, #WestHempstead, #FranklinSquare and beyond enjoying this beloved community tradition. This year’s festivities were especially meaningful as we unveiled a sign honoring the late United States Army Staff Sergeant Pasquale D. Argenzio, ensuring his service and sacrifice will always be remembered.
God bless our veterans and the wonderful community of Garden City South! 🇺🇸
Cc: Jeanine Driscoll for Congress, Re-elect Assemblyman Ed Ra, Giuffre For County Legislature, Tom Muscarella for Hempstead Town Council
Glittering Generalities: Vague, emotionally positive praise of a community with no specific content. Flagged: “the wonderful community of Garden City South”.
Transfer: Invokes religious blessing and reverence for veterans to borrow legitimacy and positive feeling. Flagged: “God bless our veterans”.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-25spend $0–990–99 impressions
Today is Election Day, and polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM! Elect Jeanine Driscoll to Congress to bring common sense, border security, and lower taxes to Washington. Check your designated polling location and make your voice heard at votenassau2026.com.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-25spend $0–990–99 impressions
Only a few hours remain before polls close at 9 PM tonight! Don't give Laura Gillen another chance to hike our taxes—get to the polls and cast your vote for Jeanine Driscoll. Remember that anyone in line by 9 PM can vote; check your polling site at votenassau2026.com.
False Urgency: Stresses that only hours remain to push immediate voting action. Flagged: “Only a few hours remain before polls close at 9 PM tonight!”.
Appeal to Fear: Warns of higher taxes if the opponent wins, pairing a threat with a call to act. Flagged: “Don't give Laura Gillen another chance to hike our taxes”.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-25spend $0–990–99 impressions
This weekend is your final opportunity to vote early before Tuesday! Don't miss your chance to elect Jeanine Driscoll to Congress and put an end to the tax-and-spend policies driving up our cost of living. Find your weekend polling site right now at votenassau2026.com.
Paid for by JEANINE DRISCOLL FOR CONGRESSfrom 2026-10-23 to 2026-10-23spend $0–990–99 impressions
Early voting begins tomorrow across Nassau County! Cast your ballot early for Jeanine Driscoll for Congress to cut taxes, stand with police, and stop the Hochul/Mamdani madness. Find your closest early voting location at votenassau2026.com.
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