Voters rejected school board candidates using ‘manufactured’ culture wars to win elections

Right-wing activists using local school board races to push for greater control of public education didn’t make a dent in Tuesday’s election results.

One year away from the 2024 presidential election, voters largely rejected candidates backed by groups like Moms for Liberty that have aligned with GOP campaigns to undermine public education and restrict access to books, classroom materials and honest discussions of race, racism, LGBT+ people and gender and sexuality.

  • RooPappy@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    There have been a few notable school districts in my state that got duped by these people over the last 10 years or so, and the pattern is pretty much the same:

    • They get elected by not telling people what they actually beleive
    • They immediately start doing crazy stupid shit
    • They illegally shut down public meetings and comments
    • They illegally hire an independent lawyer at taxpayer expense to defend themselves
    • There is a recall election, and they are removed from office.

    It's a huge waste of time and money, and in the end everyone hates these fucks even more than they did to start with, and people are even more interested in voting in local elections. I'm not sure it's a winning long-term strategy for the fascists. You could argue it works to get more progressives and moderates to the voting booth in the long run.