{"id":254639,"date":"2026-07-30T12:28:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/farrah-abraham-doubles-down-on-revised-political-run-even-if-nobodys-sure-if-shes-eligible\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:28:41","slug":"farrah-abraham-doubles-down-on-revised-political-run-even-if-nobodys-sure-if-shes-eligible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/30\/farrah-abraham-doubles-down-on-revised-political-run-even-if-nobodys-sure-if-shes-eligible\/","title":{"rendered":"Farrah Abraham Doubles Down on (Revised) Political Run, Even If Nobody&#8217;s Sure If She&#8217;s Eligible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Early this year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/farrah-abraham-run-for-office-wrong-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Farrah Abraham announced a political run in the wrong year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She panicked and pivoted to running for a new political position. In the right year, this time!<\/p>\n<p>Now, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/farrah-abraham-reveals-upcoming-face-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oft-ridiculed <em>Teen Mom<\/em> alum<\/a> is doubling down on her campaign.<\/p>\n<p>But she\u2019s also taking a break to skewer her mom as a \u201csociopath.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Farrah Abraham on the Legally Goff podcast in July 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-560094 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Farrah Abraham stopped by the \u2018Legally Goff\u2019 podcast to discuss a myriad of topics.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-yes-she-s-still-running\">Yes, she\u2019s still running<\/h2>\n<p>In January of this year, Farrah proclaimed her candidacy to be <em>mayor of Austin<\/em>, running in this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>She was live on <em>TMZ <\/em>when she learned that the next mayoral race will not be until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Farrah course-corrected, as one might charitably phrase it, to be running for Austin City Council in District 5.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll be facing off against Ryan Alter, who is Harvard-educated and the incumbent.<\/p>\n<p>Technically, Farrah also took some Harvard courses. You may recall how she ended up burning her Harvard sweatshirt and freaking out when, the clues suggest, a professor gently tried to speak with her about her wildly incoherent writing. She doesn\u2019t take criticism well.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1024x877.png\" alt=\"Farrah Abraham's IG Stories promoting her City Council run.\" class=\"wp-image-560090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1024x877.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-960x822.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1080x925.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1024x877.png\" alt=\"Farrah Abraham's IG Stories promoting her City Council run.\" class=\"wp-image-560090 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1024x877.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-768x658.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-960x822.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01-1080x925.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01.png 1087w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0730_farrahabraham_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The good folks at The Ashley captured Farrah Abraham\u2019s Instagram Story where she\u2019s doubling down on her Austin City Council run.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Tuesday, July 28, Farrah doubled down on her farcical run for office by displaying her merch and declaring that she\u2019s \u201cofficially on the ballot for November.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(We said <em>farcical<\/em>, not <em>impossible<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/donald-trump-deep-throated-bill-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Undeserving monsters<\/a> whose only qualifications are being reality TV bigots can and do win elections, to the world\u2019s everlasting regret, even if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/06\/spencer-pratt-eliminated-from-la-mayoral-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spencer Pratt did lose<\/a> recently.)<\/p>\n<p>Ominously, Farrah thanked the people who live in District 5 \u201cin advance\u201d for supporting her.<\/p>\n<p>There are big questions about whether Farrah meets eligibility requirements for City Council. But Farrah insists that she meets the requirements, even if she\u2019s not disclosing her actual place of residency to the public.<\/p>\n<p>We can only hope that the good people of Austin will not allow Farrah to launch a political career. Please.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DTjJzp8AR1e\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-let-s-not-forget-the-woman-whose-fault-this-is\">Let\u2019s not forget the woman whose fault this is<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of people whose names we all long to forget, Debra Danielsen has made multiple appearances on the podcast of Catelynn Lowell\u2019s brother, Nick.<\/p>\n<p>That is so tangential but was enough to set off Farrah, who griped about it on the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S30uhW5HAjw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legally Goff Podcast<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, Farrah blasted anyone related to Catelynn as  \u201ca family who goes out of their way to insert themselves into my life and hate on me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added that her doctors and her \u201csuccess team\u201d (no, we do not know what that means) agree with her.<\/p>\n<p>Farrah claimed that these people are \u201cmind-boggled as to why my mom continues to act like a sociopath.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"S30uhW5HAjw\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/S30uhW5HAjw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Farrah Abraham on Teen Mom, Trauma &amp; Raising Sophia\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/S30uhW5HAjw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Farrah Abraham on Teen Mom, Trauma &amp; Raising Sophia\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Farrah Abraham on Teen Mom, Trauma &amp; Raising Sophia\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Farrah did talk about learning to mentally disentangle herself from her mother. Who, to be fair, <em>Teen Mom<\/em> fans generally agree could not have been a good parent or a good person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust having the education and the words now, to know, like, \u2018Hey, if you\u2019re acting like a sociopath, then that is what you are,\u2019\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018You\u2019re no longer my mom,\u201d Farrah expressed. \u201cThat has taken you over and I really hope that you get some help for that.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She suggested: \u201cGo find your own identity outside of your daughters\u2019 and people hating your daughter and [you\u2019re] joining in that. And I will never do that to my own child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gosh, we sure hope that that\u2019s true. For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/farrah-abrahams-daughter-sophia-rocks-expensive-goth-look-for-prom-divides-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sophia\u2019s<\/a> sake.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/farrah-abraham-city-council-update-mom-debra-insults\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Early this year, Farrah Abraham announced a political run in the wrong year. She panicked and pivoted to running for a new political position. In the right year, this time! Now, the oft-ridiculed Teen Mom alum is doubling down on her campaign. But she\u2019s also taking a break to skewer her [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":254640,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-254639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}