I believe this is correct. Fitlump knows sheās not gonna win. And sheās ok with that cuz thatās not her goal.
On an emotional level, her goal is to fill the dark emptiness of her soul with attention, adoration and approval from strangers who donāt know what a shitty person she is. Sheās getting that right now from the Q-Anon/Trump/anti-mask/pro-police crowd and idiots like Jeremy Bravo. Itās not enough to win, but itās enough to fill that need for her.
I do think sheās trying to increase her name recognition for another run in the future. But on a more immediate level, I think this city council run probably is a low level grift. Sheāll take in more donations as we get closer to the election and probably end up with $40-50k, but sheās not gonna spend all of it on commercials, yard signs or campaign events. Sheāll use some of that money to buy herself another fake Louis Vuitton purse. Then when she loses, sheāll donate her unspent campaign funds to the non-profit of her choice. Which will just happen to be Take Back Austin, and she will just happen to be the only paid staff.