GOP nominee for superintendent of North Carolina public schools

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As a resident of NC, I am fully embarrassed by this. However, after spending a decent amount of time in more rural areas of NC, it becomes clear why it is happening. The "good ole boy, 1950s were great, Mayberry, and God rules all" thinking is alive and well. They will NEVER elect a Democrat.

I also have a theory about why female voters love the GOP - especially older ones: They don't think for themselves. Their opinions are taken from their husbands without critically thinking about it.

Is this harsh? Probably. (But I am on DCUM, so no surprise here).

I am a 66 year old recently retired female. The retiree group spans decades and I have become more acquainted with these women as I attend events for retirees. Women who are mid 70's and above lived in a much different time than I did. They did not have the same opportunities (nor the same expectations) for their lives. They followed their husband's careers, largely did not have their own careers, and that mindset still governs their way of thinking. Women my age actually are retiring from careers or jobs and experienced a very different America. For the most part we were part of two income households because jobs did not pay as well nor have as many benefits. The older cohort is dying and I don't see how the Rs get those votes going forward (unless they change).

My mother is in her 80's and her experience is not what you are describing. Women in their 70's were in their prime in the 1970's to 2000's, hardly a time of women barefoot and pregnant.

1972. Married women could first get credit cards in their own name. Just saying.

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^^^ actually 1974. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Credit_Opportunity_Act

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As a resident of NC, I am fully embarrassed by this. However, after spending a decent amount of time in more rural areas of NC, it becomes clear why it is happening. The "good ole boy, 1950s were great, Mayberry, and God rules all" thinking is alive and well. They will NEVER elect a Democrat.

I also have a theory about why female voters love the GOP - especially older ones: They don't think for themselves. Their opinions are taken from their husbands without critically thinking about it.

Is this harsh? Probably. (But I am on DCUM, so no surprise here).

I am a 66 year old recently retired female. The retiree group spans decades and I have become more acquainted with these women as I attend events for retirees. Women who are mid 70's and above lived in a much different time than I did. They did not have the same opportunities (nor the same expectations) for their lives. They followed their husband's careers, largely did not have their own careers, and that mindset still governs their way of thinking. Women my age actually are retiring from careers or jobs and experienced a very different America. For the most part we were part of two income households because jobs did not pay as well nor have as many benefits. The older cohort is dying and I don't see how the Rs get those votes going forward (unless they change).

My mother is in her 80's and her experience is not what you are describing. Women in their 70's were in their prime in the 1970's to 2000's, hardly a time of women barefoot and pregnant.

1972. Married women could first get credit cards in their own name. Just saying.

They makes, not detracts, my point. Someone in the 70's currently had the "modern" trappings that most women today enjoy. They would have been at the forefront of the fruits of freedom that the suffragettes of the early 20th century and "women's liberation" of the 1960's fought for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

As a resident of NC, I am fully embarrassed by this. However, after spending a decent amount of time in more rural areas of NC, it becomes clear why it is happening. The "good ole boy, 1950s were great, Mayberry, and God rules all" thinking is alive and well. They will NEVER elect a Democrat.

I also have a theory about why female voters love the GOP - especially older ones: They don't think for themselves. Their opinions are taken from their husbands without critically thinking about it.

Is this harsh? Probably. (But I am on DCUM, so no surprise here).

I am a 66 year old recently retired female. The retiree group spans decades and I have become more acquainted with these women as I attend events for retirees. Women who are mid 70's and above lived in a much different time than I did. They did not have the same opportunities (nor the same expectations) for their lives. They followed their husband's careers, largely did not have their own careers, and that mindset still governs their way of thinking. Women my age actually are retiring from careers or jobs and experienced a very different America. For the most part we were part of two income households because jobs did not pay as well nor have as many benefits. The older cohort is dying and I don't see how the Rs get those votes going forward (unless they change).

My mother is in her 80's and her experience is not what you are describing. Women in their 70's were in their prime in the 1970's to 2000's, hardly a time of women barefoot and pregnant.

1972. Married women could first get credit cards in their own name. Just saying.

They makes, not detracts, my point. Someone in the 70's currently had the "modern" trappings that most women today enjoy. They would have been at the forefront of the fruits of freedom that the suffragettes of the early 20th century and "women's liberation" of the 1960's fought for.

But they were still doing all the housework and childcare.

[Anonymous]

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I hope she gets the full Kathy Griffin and then some, because this is way worse.

[Anonymous]

The community notes are getting good.

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Anonymous wrote:The community notes are getting good.

Good god there’s an expression she makes about five seconds in, a smile that says “I’m gonna strangle you with your own innards” that I find unsettling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a resident of NC, I am fully embarrassed by this. However, after spending a decent amount of time in more rural areas of NC, it becomes clear why it is happening. The "good ole boy, 1950s were great, Mayberry, and God rules all" thinking is alive and well. They will NEVER elect a Democrat.

I also have a theory about why female voters love the GOP - especially older ones: They don't think for themselves. Their opinions are taken from their husbands without critically thinking about it.

Is this harsh? Probably. (But I am on DCUM, so no surprise here).

I'm a native North Carolinian from a rural area (have lived in urban areas for the last 20+ years though) and could not agree with you more.

I have family members who are/were Trump voters - they are really not horrible, stupid people or QAnon followers - they just vote straight ticket R and don't think about politics so much. The more educated members of my family may have voted for him in 2016, but some were vocal that they would not (and did not) in 2020. I hope the others are coming around.

In any event, the new chair of the Democratic party is a young energetic woman who is making quite an impression in NC and I'd advise following her on social media. She gives me hope for the future of my state.

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I’m now a NC resident, and am looking forward to voting against this clown and the clown running for Governor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a resident of NC, I am fully embarrassed by this. However, after spending a decent amount of time in more rural areas of NC, it becomes clear why it is happening. The "good ole boy, 1950s were great, Mayberry, and God rules all" thinking is alive and well. They will NEVER elect a Democrat.

I also have a theory about why female voters love the GOP - especially older ones: They don't think for themselves. Their opinions are taken from their husbands without critically thinking about it.

Is this harsh? Probably. (But I am on DCUM, so no surprise here).

I'm a native North Carolinian from a rural area (have lived in urban areas for the last 20+ years though) and could not agree with you more.

I have family members who are/were Trump voters - they are really not horrible, stupid people or QAnon followers - they just vote straight ticket R and don't think about politics so much. The more educated members of my family may have voted for him in 2016, but some were vocal that they would not (and did not) in 2020. I hope the others are coming around.

In any event, the new chair of the Democratic party is a young energetic woman who is making quite an impression in NC and I'd advise following her on social media. She gives me hope for the future of my state.

No NC resident but volunteer with Mecklenburg Dems. That area is high Democratic voters who don’t vote! Our goal is to get them off their butts and vote, volunteer, run. Agree that new chair Anderson Clayton is the 💣 but she can’t do it alone.

Anyone here alarmed and what’s going on in NC please consider volunteering or donating to the state party. This one is well run (unlike Florida & Texas).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The community notes are getting good.

Good god there’s an expression she makes about five seconds in, a smile that says “I’m gonna strangle you with your own innards” that I find unsettling.

She’s from New York. Been in NC just 8 ish years. And she needs to brush her hair.

[Anonymous]

Please see Ellen Weaver, superintendent of education in SC.

A superintendent who doesn't hide her intention to ruin the public school system in a state that is already hovering close to the bottom of the pile.

South Carolina law requires the superintendent to have a master's degree, which she didn't have. No problem, a private, evangelical university fast-tracked her degree so she could have one in eight months.

The whole situation is so farcical it's embarrassing that she's a real, elected official and not a SNL skit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Weaver

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I hope she gets the full Kathy Griffin and then some, because this is way worse.

You know she won't, because she's republican.

[Anonymous]

Michele Morrow, the GOP nominee to head North Carolina’s schools, has spent years working for a group that’s promoted school shooting, 9/11, and Hitler conspiracy theories.

Those include claims that the “deep state” is behind school shootings; 9/11 was an inside job; former President Barack Obama has a “Hitler blood line” because “allegedly Hitler is Obama’s grandfather”; elites drink the blood of children; and public schools are part of a “plan set up by the Illuminati to mold the brains of our children.”
https://www.mediamatters.org/education/michele-morrow-has-worked-group-thats-promoted-school-shooting-911-and-hitler-conspiracy