Finding House · Illinois Democrat
Tully, Dan FINDING
Posted public messaging guidance consistent with red-boxing
Detected on https://dantully.com/about-the-race · classifier confidence 0.95 · model fireworks/deepseek-v4-flash
The page contains explicit directives about who should see the message, on which channels, and when — all hallmarks of red-box guidance intended for an outside group (super PAC) to execute paid media. The language is not voter-facing persuasion but rather instructions for ad placement and targeting. Standard press kit elements (media, photos) are present but secondary to the directive content.
Quoted evidence — verbatim spans from the page
Democrats in Illinois’ 8th Congressional District who watch broadcast television and cable need to see why Dan Tully is the best candidate to stand up for our values in Washington starting in early February.
Directive specifying audience (Democrats in IL-08), channel (broadcast TV/cable), and timing (early February) — classic media-buy instruction.2/ 4 Democratic Primary voters should start seeing this message on digital mediums starting in the last week of January.
Directive specifying audience (2/4 Democratic Primary voters), channel (digital mediums), and timing (last week of January) — clear red-box guidance.All Democratic voters in the 8th CD need this information, but none more than seniors, women and Latino voters.
Segmented audience targeting (seniors, women, Latino voters) with an implied instruction to prioritize those groups in ad delivery.
Independent-expenditure corroboration
FEC Schedule E · 10 filings
Sequence. Messaging guidance was present on the candidate's site when detected (by us) on 2026-07-09; $241,175 in supporting independent expenditures is on file for this candidate.
| Committee | Amount | Filings | Date range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | SERVANT-LEADER FUND, INC. | $241,175 | 10 | 2026-01-08 – 2026-01-23 |
S Supporting O Opposing
Schedule E is corroboration, not the trigger — a filed expenditure is late evidence, and our detection timestamp reflects when we crawled, which can lag the actual posting. Supporting IE dated on or after our detection day: $0. Dates are FEC expenditure dates.