Throwing out our elected reps over prolonged school closures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last forum on the planet where you will find wisdom on DC local politics is DCUM. Sorry, ladies, but the overwhelming majority of DC voters are not rich white people who send their kids to Janney. DC voters aren't going to bend to your whims like the idiots in Virginia.

I have to wonder if this sort of sexist condescension is meant to push women to the Right? There have been 1,000 threads about how this sort of language got the suburban moms to vote for Youngkin.

[Anonymous]

Does anyone even care.


The private and parochial schools were open -- that's all that matters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Can't wait to vote out Bowser and all other incumbents over how much school my kids missed unnecessarily. What you're seeing in Virginia and New Jersey will be coming to the District as well.

Not in NJ. Governor didn't lose.

What you will get, though, is a bunch of right wing anti education nut jobs, throwing around dog whistle words they have no understanding of, in office who will singlehandedly try to privatize public school with special interests. Pretty sure that isn't the goal.

Parents need to understand the ramifications of a global pandemic and not just their self interest.

As far as I can tell, the ramifications of this global pandemic were that politicians were either a) feckless or b) craven and decided that it wasn't worth their political capital to keep kids in school, and that kids (and mothers) could absorb all the burden and also allow them to retain the support of major donors

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last forum on the planet where you will find wisdom on DC local politics is DCUM. Sorry, ladies, but the overwhelming majority of DC voters are not rich white people who send their kids to Janney. DC voters aren't going to bend to your whims like the idiots in Virginia.

Really? I heard that something like 5000 people TOTAL voted in the last Ward 8 election. When you add the Wharf/Navy Yard to Ward 8, that's going to be an end to Trayvon.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone predicting a red wave in DC is certifiable.

the OP isn't talking about a red wave, though. Just people expressing anger over school closures.

No one is talking about a red wave in DC. That's ridiculous. But there is a ton of pent up anger among parents over school closures, and some Democrat will eventually figure out that tapping into that is how you win.

They’d never win the primary. This is the problem with one party rule. It’s constant outflanking to the left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can't wait to vote out Bowser and all other incumbents over how much school my kids missed unnecessarily. What you're seeing in Virginia and New Jersey will be coming to the District as well.

Not in NJ. Governor didn't lose.

What you will get, though, is a bunch of right wing anti education nut jobs, throwing around dog whistle words they have no understanding of, in office who will singlehandedly try to privatize public school with special interests. Pretty sure that isn't the goal.

Parents need to understand the ramifications of a global pandemic and not just their self interest.

As far as I can tell, the ramifications of this global pandemic were that politicians were either a) feckless or b) craven and decided that it wasn't worth their political capital to keep kids in school, and that kids (and mothers) could absorb all the burden and also allow them to retain the support of major donors

yep. Elected representatives felt totally fine throwing women and children under the bus. That includes here in DC.

I mean, Fenty ran to improve schools, right? That suggests that education in the District can actually be something that can steer elections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone predicting a red wave in DC is certifiable.

the OP isn't talking about a red wave, though. Just people expressing anger over school closures.

No one is talking about a red wave in DC. That's ridiculous. But there is a ton of pent up anger among parents over school closures, and some Democrat will eventually figure out that tapping into that is how you win.

They’d never win the primary. This is the problem with one party rule. It’s constant outflanking to the left.

Could an independent win in DC?

[Anonymous]

Bowser and the teachers union threw our kids under the bus. Parents are not going to forgive or forget that. If I was Bower or on the City Council, I'd be pretty worried. Then again politicians in Washington tend to be pretty bush league so they will probably won't get it until it's too late...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowser and the teachers union threw our kids under the bus. Parents are not going to forgive or forget that. If I was Bower or on the City Council, I'd be pretty worried. Then again politicians in Washington tend to be pretty bush league so they will probably won't get it until it's too late...

Bowser isn’t going to lose to Robert White on the basis of school closures. He’s worse. So I doubt she gives a sh*t about this issue. She might care if someone else came into the race who wasn’t supported by the teachers union.

I refuse to even consider the possibility of Trayvon White as mayor.

Now the Council members….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser and the teachers union threw our kids under the bus. Parents are not going to forgive or forget that. If I was Bower or on the City Council, I'd be pretty worried. Then again politicians in Washington tend to be pretty bush league so they will probably won't get it until it's too late...

Bowser isn’t going to lose to Robert White on the basis of school closures. He’s worse. So I doubt she gives a sh*t about this issue. She might care if someone else came into the race who wasn’t supported by the teachers union.

I refuse to even consider the possibility of Trayvon White as mayor.

Now the Council members….

We need more people to run for mayor. Between anger over schools and anger over crime, there is a huge opportunity here for someone new to come in. This is going to be a throw-the-bums-out election.

[Anonymous]

I wish I could vote for someone who will do away with the ridiculous travel quarantine that keeps us from visiting family with our DCPS / daycare kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser and the teachers union threw our kids under the bus. Parents are not going to forgive or forget that. If I was Bower or on the City Council, I'd be pretty worried. Then again politicians in Washington tend to be pretty bush league so they will probably won't get it until it's too late...

Bowser isn’t going to lose to Robert White on the basis of school closures. He’s worse. So I doubt she gives a sh*t about this issue. She might care if someone else came into the race who wasn’t supported by the teachers union.

I refuse to even consider the possibility of Trayvon White as mayor.

Now the Council members….

We need more people to run for mayor. Between anger over schools and anger over crime, there is a huge opportunity here for someone new to come in. This is going to be a throw-the-bums-out election.

+1

[Anonymous]

Clueless entitled people.

You can vote for whomever you want, but schools were closed for a reason, and they
will likely close again if anything like a pandemic happens again. Get over yourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The last forum on the planet where you will find wisdom on DC local politics is DCUM. Sorry, ladies, but the overwhelming majority of DC voters are not rich white people who send their kids to Janney. DC voters aren't going to bend to your whims like the idiots in Virginia.

But they would give their right arm if they coukd move to irginia snd get their kids into better schools.

[Anonymous]

The majority of voters in DC don’t even have kids. Older black voters, who make up the largest consistent voting block in the city, don’t care about school closures. Get out of your Ward 3 bubble!