APS School Board Election 2024

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Anonymous wrote:Wait you guys have multiple candidates for each spot? Lucky. Here in Alexandria things are so dysfunctional we only have as many candidates as there are open seats, so everyone wins (even if they are terrible).

No, we don't have any choice in the matter in Arlington either. The Arlington Dems game the system and a few hundred votes determine the outcome for a system with 27K kids. It's the illusion of choice.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here. It’s a pretty ridiculous point of view that someone can only be a Democrat if they run for the Dem endorsement with the unfair caucus process.

No, you don't have to run in the caucus but it's disingenuous to not even run and then try to say you are a Democrat on par with the candidates who voters actually picked in the Dem caucus. Paul is an independent and I'll vote accordingly.

Whut?

What don't you understand?

The entire first (run-on) sentence doesn't make sense.

I guess it did not if you didn't know the background. Weiss didn't run in the Dems caucus. Kathleen and Zuraya did and won, so they picked up the Dem endorsement.

Then Paul entered the race. Even though he skipped the Dem caucus and didn't even try for the endorsement, he's advertising himself as a Dem. I think that's misleading.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

Technically no one is running as a Dem. There are no party markers on the ballot. If he is in fact a Dem there’s nothing stopping him from telling people that.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

Technically no one is running as a Dem. There are no party markers on the ballot. If he is in fact a Dem there’s nothing stopping him from telling people that.

Technically perhaps, but it's misleading. He didn't enter or win the Dem caucus but is advertising like he did.

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Anonymous wrote:NP here. It’s a pretty ridiculous point of view that someone can only be a Democrat if they run for the Dem endorsement with the unfair caucus process.

No, you don't have to run in the caucus but it's disingenuous to not even run and then try to say you are a Democrat on par with the candidates who voters actually picked in the Dem caucus. Paul is an independent and I'll vote accordingly.

Whut?

What don't you understand?

The entire first (run-on) sentence doesn't make sense.

I guess it did not if you didn't know the background. Weiss didn't run in the Dems caucus. Kathleen and Zuraya did and won, so they picked up the Dem endorsement.

Then Paul entered the race. Even though he skipped the Dem caucus and didn't even try for the endorsement, he's advertising himself as a Dem. I think that's misleading.

I know the background. I didn't understand why the poster was saying it's ok not to run in the Dem caucus but then in the same sentence saying it's not ok to "not run" and then say you are a Dem. I think PP is actually saying it's never ok to skip the Dem caucus if you want to say you are a Dem. If you lose that caucus, you arent allowed to run as a Dem. So someone who is a Dem but doesn't think they can win the caucus would do better not to run in that ridiculous little race that hardly anyone votes in.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

Technically no one is running as a Dem. There are no party markers on the ballot. If he is in fact a Dem there’s nothing stopping him from telling people that.

Technically perhaps, but it's misleading. He didn't enter or win the Dem caucus but is advertising like he did.

The Dem Caucus exists solely for the endorsement of Arlington Dems and a listing on the sample ballot they hand out. That’s it. It does not determine who is and is not a Dem in the non partisan race. This is why everyone hates the Arlington Dems organization btw. Bunch of aholes.

There will be plenty of low information voters blindly following the sample ballot because it’s a presidential year. Your candidates will win anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

Technically no one is running as a Dem. There are no party markers on the ballot. If he is in fact a Dem there’s nothing stopping him from telling people that.

Technically perhaps, but it's misleading. He didn't enter or win the Dem caucus but is advertising like he did.

The majority of voters won't know whether he ran for the democratic endorsement or not. They just vote according to who has the endorsement and the ACDC will make sure voters know who those candidates are via making them feel awkward standing out front waving "sample ballots" as they enter.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m voting for Weiss and Kathleen. They have been by far the most thoughtful in responding to the issues I care about.

As to the person who thinks Weiss is disingenuous for identifying as a dem without running in the caucus, he explained (and I believe) that the SB vote to increase compensation made it feasible for him to retire from Virginia schools to run. At that point it was too late for him to enter the caucus. The timeline and logic checked out to me.

That's fine, but then don't advertise yourself as a Dem.

Technically no one is running as a Dem. There are no party markers on the ballot. If he is in fact a Dem there’s nothing stopping him from telling people that.

Technically perhaps, but it's misleading. He didn't enter or win the Dem caucus but is advertising like he did.

The majority of voters won't know whether he ran for the democratic endorsement or not. They just vote according to who has the endorsement and the ACDC will make sure voters know who those candidates are via making them feel awkward standing out front waving "sample ballots" as they enter.

That was my point. He tried to get onto the sample ballot by saying he’s a Democrat.

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I really don't think he tried to get on the sample ballot--anyone with half a brain would know that wouldn't happen. Since he is, in fact, a dem, I think it's fine to signal the attendant alignment in values and priorities. Whatever the reasons he missed the caucus for the endorsement, it will probably doom his campaign and so I think it's unhelpful for this thread to dwell on it.

What matters to me most as a voter is who will actually push back on the bizarrely inept leadership in Syphax. Whoever wins, I am praying for Board Members more like Kadera than the (IMO awful) Priddy and Diaz-torres. Does anyone here have a strong sense of who would have the spine to ever challenge Duran and his "Cabinet"?

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Kathleen

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Anonymous wrote:I really don't think he tried to get on the sample ballot--anyone with half a brain would know that wouldn't happen. Since he is, in fact, a dem, I think it's fine to signal the attendant alignment in values and priorities. Whatever the reasons he missed the caucus for the endorsement, it will probably doom his campaign and so I think it's unhelpful for this thread to dwell on it.

What matters to me most as a voter is who will actually push back on the bizarrely inept leadership in Syphax. Whoever wins, I am praying for Board Members more like Kadera than the (IMO awful) Priddy and Diaz-torres. Does anyone here have a strong sense of who would have the spine to ever challenge Duran and his "Cabinet"?

Weiss and Rives
But people here don't want pushback from people they disagree with (Rives)

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Anonymous wrote:I'm planning to vote early today or tomorrow. Who are you all backing for School Board? I know it really doesn't matter because Clark and Tapia-Hadley will win, of course. But, are there other candidates I should consider voting for? Thanks.

Weiss and Rives
As you say, the other two will win anyway.

You like Rives, the anti trans guy???

1. I am not impressed with the other candidates.
2. I would like to have some variation in opinions among the Board and Rives has been learning and is at least thoughtful about his positions and not afraid to offer a different view.
2a) he's not going to win
2b) even if he did, votes would be 4-1 instead of 5-0; so nothing changes.

I'm voting for him, too, for this reason. And for Weiss.

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Anonymous wrote:I really don't think he tried to get on the sample ballot--anyone with half a brain would know that wouldn't happen. Since he is, in fact, a dem, I think it's fine to signal the attendant alignment in values and priorities. Whatever the reasons he missed the caucus for the endorsement, it will probably doom his campaign and so I think it's unhelpful for this thread to dwell on it.

What matters to me most as a voter is who will actually push back on the bizarrely inept leadership in Syphax. Whoever wins, I am praying for Board Members more like Kadera than the (IMO awful) Priddy and Diaz-torres. Does anyone here have a strong sense of who would have the spine to ever challenge Duran and his "Cabinet"?

Yes, Kathleen. She has the track record of doing this already. It's why she's running. But she also gets the realities of how you accomplish change. Paul I think wants to but doesn't have the first clue how, his burn it down rhetoric isn't going to work and will be counter productive.

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Anonymous wrote:I really don't think he tried to get on the sample ballot--anyone with half a brain would know that wouldn't happen. Since he is, in fact, a dem, I think it's fine to signal the attendant alignment in values and priorities. Whatever the reasons he missed the caucus for the endorsement, it will probably doom his campaign and so I think it's unhelpful for this thread to dwell on it.

What matters to me most as a voter is who will actually push back on the bizarrely inept leadership in Syphax. Whoever wins, I am praying for Board Members more like Kadera than the (IMO awful) Priddy and Diaz-torres. Does anyone here have a strong sense of who would have the spine to ever challenge Duran and his "Cabinet"?

Weiss and Rives
But people here don't want pushback from people they disagree with (Rives)

yeah I don't want Rivers because he's anti trans.