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Something VERY, VERY Weird Is Going on With Abdul El-Sayed’s Campaign Strategy

Politics is complicated: There are (hotly disputed) economic theories, pragmatic realities, domestic concerns, partisan gamesmanship, horse-trading, and international entanglements. A wise politician strikes a delicate balance between these competing interests. (As well as many others.)

But PR is straightforward: It’s all just tactics.

And at a certain level, pretty much everyone in the PR biz knows the same tricks of the trade. (Which is why I don’t think there’s such a thing as the “best” PR pro: Once you reach a baseline of expertise, it’s mostly a stylistic choice.)

Hey, I’ve done PR for FinTech, cybersecurity, pro poker, mixed martial arts, liquor brands, law firms, sports franchises, entertainment venues, gaming sites, mortuaries, films, athletes, Major League Baseball Alumni Association, singers, comedians, politicians, and more. Y’know what they all had in common?

PR tactics. 

You learn the brand’s business model — and then you supercharge it with the appropriate PR tactics. Mix, match, and follow the metrics.

That’s all PR really is.

This means that once you reverse-engineer a brand’s PR tactics, you unmask its strategy, goals, concerns… and hidden weaknesses.

Take Abdul El-Sayed, the far-left Democrat running for Michigan’s Senate seat. If you noticed, he’s gone out of his way to highlight his status as the ex-captain of his high school football team.

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2026 Chicago Socialism Conference Features Covid Masking Requirements

The 2026 Chicago Socialism Conference is requiring all attendees to wear N-95 or K-95 masks – and organizers will provide them for those without.

A description on the conference website adds:

“Please note: this requirement applies only to formal conference spaces and sessions—attendees should be aware of the possibility that attendees will be unmasked elsewhere in the conference hotel (or beyond) where they may informally congregate.”

Attendees are encouraged to test themselves for Covid ahead of time, and free tests will also be available on site.

The conference, which begins on Friday, will host a number of socialist speakers including Hasan Piker and DSA president Megan Romer.

In an about section, the conferences states “Socialism 2026 is a four-day conference bringing together thousands of socialists and radical activists from around the country to take part in discussions about social movements, abolition, Marxism, decolonization, working-class history, and the debates and strategies for organizing today.”

Continuing, it states, “Every year, the Socialism conference is a place where activists share lessons from their struggles—from anti-ICE organizing to the fight for gender liberation, from striking workers to Palestine solidarity campaigns, the struggle to stop the destruction of the planet, the fight against racism, and more.”

A conference agenda lists a number of programs including a “Marxism Education Series,” “Reproductive Justice Strategy Session,” “Sing, Struggle, Organize: Movement Songs, Political Education, and Collective Power,” and “Abolition Judaism: The Revolutionary Possibilities of Diaspora.”

Sponsors of the conference includes the DSA and the Palestinian Youth Movement among many other radical left organizations.

A code of conduct for the conference says they are committed to “uplifting and centering the voices and organizations of oppressed people and we know that interpersonal harm and harassment are pervasive in our society, and the left is not immune to these behaviors.”

Continuing, they state, “Our goal is to have a conflict- and crisis-free conference, and we are committed to working to de-escalate and resolve any problems that may arise.”

What is not clear from the code of conduct is whether the calls of political violence from Piker or other featured speakers violates the code of conduct or if threats towards conservatives and Republicans are allowed.

Tickets for the full conference range from $250 to $500 but if you identify as a student or low income, a subsidized option at $65 is also available.

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President Trump Mocks Texas Dem Senate Candidate James Talarico with Hilarious Zinger For Lying About Being Vegan

President Trump mocked Texas Senate Democrat candidate James Talarico for lying about being a vegan.

Trump made the remarks during a dinner in the Rose Garden with battleground Republicans.

Talarico, who previously claimed to be a vegan, wants to represent Texas, a state that has some of the best barbecue in the country.

James Talarico actually said it is “existential” to reduce meat consumption to fight climate change.

In a newly resurfaced video from 2022, Talarico is shown wearing a mask and talking about embracing veganism in order to fight climate change.

“We have, I think, heard more and more of issues of animal welfare,” Talarico told the Texas crowd. “I think not just because it’s the right thing to do and the moral thing to do, but it’s also—as all of you know—necessary to fight climate change.”

“It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society,” Talarico said.

“I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign…we are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses,” he said.

President Trump has previously zinged Talarico for lying about being a vegan and he mocked the far-left Texas Democrat Senate candidate again on Wednesday.

“[Ken Paxton] is running against Talacreepo,” Trump said trolling Talarico.

“Now he says he loves meat. You know what he does? He eats meat and he goes outside and throws up all over the place,” he said.

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Democrat DSA Candidate Angie Nixon Quotes Communist Cop-Killer Assata Shakur While Campaigning in Church

Democrat Senate candidate Angie Nixon of Florida has been working very hard to distance herself from the DSA, but she blew her cover while campaigning in a church.

Nixon quoted the notorious cop-killer and communist Assata Shakur, who fled to Cuba after breaking out of an American prison years ago.

Leftists just love figures like Shakur, who they learn about in college from Marxist professors who paint them as victims and heroes.

Breitbart News reports:

Angie Nixon, a Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member who is vying to be the next senator of Florida, is still pulling quotes from Marxist cop killer Assata Shakur, although conveniently leaving out the origins of her words now that she secured her nomination and is trying to appeal to general election voters.

Speaking in a Miami church, Nixon — who recently attempted to distance herself from DSA despite her status as an active member — told the congregation, “We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

“Our chains are them telling us that we don’t have enough money for health care for all when they’re spending a billion dollars on a ballroom you’ll never get to dance in. Our chains are the fact that they are spending money to defeat ballot initiatives that you paid into that should have gone toward health care for low-income kids,” she said.

“Our chains are the fact that they are closing public schools so that they can subsidize their for-profit private school education for the billionaires and the millionaires, but they’re closing schools in our neighborhood,” she said, emphasizing, “Those are our chains.”

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HOW CURIOUS: Democrats Sure Don’t Want to Campaign With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

With the midterm elections approaching, you would think that Democrats would want to campaign with the last two members of their party to occupy the White House.

Not this time.

Dems running for election in 2026 want absolutely nothing to do with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. The Gateway Pundit recently reported on how this is happening in Iowa, but it is happening all over the place. Dems are avoiding Biden and Harris like the plague.

ABC News reports:

With less than 70 days until the midterm election, some Democrats running in the most conservative areas are sending a clear message to former President Joe Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris: stay out of their races.

In Iowa, Democratic Senate nominee state Rep. Josh Turek — who has welcomed the support of former President Barack Obama and has twice won a seat in a district that voted for President Donald Trump — was asked if Harris should campaign for him. He simply said “No.”…

Alaska Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola recently distanced herself from Harris after her political action committee backed Peltola in a fundraising email.

“Mary isn’t seeking endorsements from anyone from the Lower 48 — her focus is and always will be Alaska,” Peltola’s campaign told The New York Times.

The blunt rejections, coming within days of each other in two states Trump carried by double digits in 2024, underscore a reality for Democrats: candidates fighting for independent and moderate Republican voters increasingly see the party’s brand and most recent presidential ticket as a liability.

Why would Democrats want to avoid this winning team? Didn’t Biden get 81 million votes in 2020? More than even Obama in 2008?

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Social Media ROASTS Far-Left Abdul El-Sayed Over Painfully Awkward Endorsement Video That Looks Like a “Hostage Tape” — Woman Struggles Through Talking Points as El-Sayed Nudges Her Along

Radical Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, the socialist-backed Senate nominee who narrowly beat a more moderate opponent in August, is out with another campaign moment that is drawing widespread mockery online.

In a press conference clip circulating Monday, El-Sayed stands beside an unidentified woman at the podium as she reads from prepared remarks. She looks down at her papers, appears uncomfortable, and pauses as if she would rather be anywhere else.

Sen. Mallory McMorrow stands nearby, holding notes and has a grip on the woman’s arm. Local Detroit media microphones are clustered in front of them.

At multiple points, El-Sayed leaned toward the woman, nodded aggressively, and appeared to prod her to continue.

“Mike Rogers has a history of voting for bills that protect corporations and harm workers,” she read.

After another agonizing pause, the woman attempted to contrast Rogers with El-Sayed, saying the Democrat rejects corporate PAC money and stands with workers.

She then appeared to call El-Sayed a candidate for the Michigan state Senate, even though he is running for the United States Senate, before concluding that he is “the best person for this assignment.”

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WOW! Slimy DSA Democrat Who Ran as “Poor Waitress” in Wisconsin Primary Was Making Bank from Soros Orgs.

DSA Candidate Rebecca Cooke won her primary this week in Wisconsin’s 3rd district, a plus-3 Republican district. Rebecca will now run against retired Navy SEAL, Representative Derrick Van Orden.

In a recent political ad, DSA candidate Cooke ends with this… “We need real working people in Washington. And that’s why I approve of this message.”

Cooke ran as a working-class waitress. But, since she’s DSA (commie), you know there’s more to this story.

In fact, FOX News recently discovered that Rebecca Cooke delayed reporting her personal financial disclosure until two days after the Democrat primary.

Cooke requested a 90-day extension from the Clerk of the House on April 24, moving her disclosure deadline from May 15 to August 13, according to the official extension request.

Wisconsin’s primary was held on August 11.

Cooke ultimately defeated former Eau Claire City Council President Emily Berge with approximately 60 percent of the vote, setting up a November rematch with Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden.

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LA Mayor Candidate Nithya Raman Gets DRAGGED for Bragging About a ‘Fixed’ Crosswalk – The Photo Will Blow Your Mind

Far left Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is getting dragged on Twitter/X for bragging about a ‘fixed’ crosswalk in the city.

She mentions in her tweet that the city received a complaint about the crosswalk in late 2025 and then happily announces that it just got completed, so that’s only about nine months, right?

Nine months, to do this…

Isn’t it great how they painted over the cracks?

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