By jonetta rose barras Examiner Columnist You popped into the D.C. Tenants’ Advocacy Coalition’s (TENAC) candidates’ forum last week. Such affairs can be painful; politicos and wannabes hew tenaciously to their message — regardless of the questions — adding deeper meaning to that great philosopher’s unforgettable words: “It’s deja vu all over again.”

Still, affordable housing has been a consistent issue for voters. An event sponsored by the city’s premier tenants organization could be a good place to assess the issue and take the pulse of the people. After all, even when money isn’t tight, more than half the folks who live in the nation’s capital are renters.

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