(sell-ihp) | founder @917strategies 🐝 political commentator & comms strategist
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Truly, and I can't emphasize this enough, the best thing you can do in politics is to build real friendships.
This business is too transactional.
Focus on connecting with your people.
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Abdul El-Sayed’s father sits on the board of a charity that was busted by the feds for funneling cash to Saddam Hussein just before the Iraq War—and whose offices were raided by both the FBI and the U.S. military
freebeacon.com/democrats/abd…
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"Days before the Nov. 3 election, the Democratic fiancé of former Senate hopeful Haley Stevens declared he intends to vote for Republican Mike Rogers for U.S. Senate, saying he's become convinced over the last three months that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is an antisemite."
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Let's talk about a longtime DC resident who owned a property for which she was unable to collect rent, and whether we think what she went through is just.
Veronica Hegens, 59, bought a row house in DC many years ago. Smart investment, right? She lived in it for years until she decided to rent it out when she had to move in with her own father to care for him. Hegens is a retired Army major.
At first, her renter, a participant in the city's voucher program, worked out fine. Most of his rent was paid by the city's taxpayers ($2,600/month). Her renter then notified her he would vacate. All good, Hegens was prepared to find another tenant. But the renter died shortly before his move-out date. Upon his unexpected death, Hegens discovered his girlfriend, who had never signed a lease, was occupying the property with no intent to leave. DC's rules for what qualifies one as a "tenant" are lax, so a person without a lease occupying the apartment gets a lot of legal considerations.
The girlfriend had not paid rent for 6 months at the time local news covered Hegens' plight. When Hegens, the owner of the property, changed the locks on the property, the girlfriend took her to court and received a temporary restraining order and was able to stay in the property.
Hegens fell behind on her mortgage without rental income, was coming close to foreclosure, and became less and less able to make repairs due to financial strain and the girlfriend's obstinate occupancy. Hegens had to pay for court expenses and was charged fines by the city for not keeping up with her responsibilities while the unemployed girlfriend lived in her property. There are groups that give free legal services to people like the girlfriend.
In March of 2026, Hegens and the girlfriend went to mandated mediation. The mediator told the girlfriend to vacate, but with ANOTHER 4 months to find new housing. She was asked to pay minimal rent during that time (about 1/5 of what the actual tenant had paid). The girlfriend finally moved out of the unit in June— a total of 9 months of zero or minuscule rent for Hegens on the property she owns. Hegens credits local news coverage with the resolution of her case in a relatively timely manner. A local advocate for small landlords says many such cases take more than a year to reach any kind of resolution.
Sarah Selip retweeted
Good news: For a limited time, all midterm election coverage is free in The New York Times app.
Imagine a bunch of Dem consultants sitting around a table, and this is the strategy they came up with.
Why not throw in a lookalike contest while we're at it?
BREAKING: Democrats' secret, CORRUPT plan to stack Alaska's ballot EXPOSED!
nytimes.com/2026/10/28/us/po…
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I am a proud and loyal Democrat. I served in President Clinton’s National Security Council and worked for Madeleine Albright at the State Department. I ran for Congress as a Democrat, have voted Democratic all my life, and expect to continue doing so.
But I would never vote for Abdul El-Sayed. In my judgment, he does not represent the values of our party or our nation. I urge my fellow patriotic Democrats in Michigan to leave the Senate line blank or vote for Republican Mike Rogers.
This is an exceptional case, and I do not make this recommendation lightly. We can support Democratic majorities nationally while refusing to support a candidate who violates our core values. Loyalty to our party should strengthen our principles, never require us to abandon them.
Notice how El-Sayed never lays out a plan to fulfill his campaign promises in the Senate.
You can't fund radical ideas without bankrupting the country.
Sarah Selip retweeted
Not sure what Ralph Norman is doing here.
Not sure you can claim the mantle of "only true conservative" when your actions here exclusively help Democrats running in your state.
It's transing kids Annie Andrews or Darline Graham.
Those are the only choices.
Asked Ralph Norman why #scsen race is so close — and he took a shot at Annie Andrews, Darline Graham and Trump. He also contended Graham is not a “true conservative.” (She says she is and makes that central in her campaign speeches.)
Norman, who lost to Graham in primary and didn’t get the Trump endorsement, said in a text: “The voters in South Carolina are not buying the argument that everyone has to ‘settle’ for a candidate that has been propped up by special interest groups and a Republican president spending millions of dollars spreading false narratives about why Darline Graham is qualified to be elected to the U.S. Senate for the next six years!!”
He added: “This election is about attempts to ‘force’ a candidate on the voters of S.C. And regardless of the outcome, it didn’t have to be this way as the great people living in South Carolina deserve ‘better!’”
About his son saying there’s no true conservative in the race, Norman wrote: “Warren is EXACTLY RIGHT in his statement!!! My entire family is NOT SUPPORTING her candidacy.”
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I’m sorry, no. Under this proposal, D.C. taxpayers would cover thousands of $$$ in unpaid rent while landlords would be forced to forgive a third of someone’s debt—because going to court is “stressful”? Life is stressful. You still have to pay your bills.
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It's going to be a busy Halloween weekend in Washington, DC.
We want to remind you to get to your plans by using Metro and rideshare.
Free Lyft code will be live Friday (10/30) and Saturday (10/31) from 10PM to 4AM.
Code drops at 9PM on 10/30: wrap.org/soberride
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This is unsurprising for anyone who's spent not even 60 seconds on the property of a Northern Virginia Costco.
It's radicalizing. northernvirginiamag.com/styl…
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Abolish the police?
That's what one candidate for the House of Delegates and fellow AAPI Slate member is proposing.
The slate boasts to include every member of the AAPI Caucus and a few more friends. Do each of these candidates agree with Ly Xinzhen Brown's call to rid our state of all law enforcement AND prisons?
Heidi Jean Schmidt
Chao Wu
Brent Lee Mulrooney
Amar Ram Mukunda
Jyoti Mohan
Satish Chapagain
Mark Soo Chang
Sarah S Wolek
David Hyon Moon
Jennifer M. Davidson
Kriselda Valderrama-Lobo
Joan Barone Cole
Hong Qi
Hir Bahadur Bhandari
Ryan Kelly Shaban
Clarence Klam
Hassan can stump for the ultra-progressive vote all he wants, but Ilhan still needs to answer some very important questions.
Progressive influencer Hassan Piker visits Minnesota to boost Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). But progressives may overpromise and underdeliver when it comes to legislation.
foxnews.com/video/6407481274…
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Something that is very concerning:
I mentioned Trump Accounts casually today to my followers and almost no one knew what I was talking about. This is arguably one of the coolest achievements of the Trump admin and I’ve got half a million moms confused and asking me a ton of questions or claiming they’ve never heard of it.
I think we have a serious marketing problem and there is a missing link between how the admin touts wins on X vs Instagram where all the young moms are. They aren’t on X. And they literally have no idea about any wins we’ve had.
Sarah Selip retweeted
On November 3rd, Washington, D.C. residents will be asked whether foie gras should be outlawed in the nation's capital. I asked my fellow D.C. residents to VOTE NO on INITIATIVE 86.
If you really are worried about animal cruelty, you should take greater issue with how pigs and chickens are raised in America, not at the process of gavage, which is far more physiologically different from what people imagine. I have added a link below for those concerned.
As a foie gras fan, and as an investor in a restaurant which happily and intentionally serves it, I urge you not to take this culinary delight away from your fellow residents. Vote NO on 86 on November 3rd, and send a message to the anti-joy brigade.
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