APS - Who is running for School Board?

[Anonymous]

Which candidate was it? I hope she says.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Symone Walker is dropping out of the caucus per her Facebook page. Apparently another candidate was, in her opinion, harassing her re the Hatch Act.

Wow.

[Anonymous]

Everyone should drop out of the caucus. It’s in my opinion undemocratic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Symone Walker is dropping out of the caucus per her Facebook page. Apparently another candidate was, in her opinion, harassing her re the Hatch Act.

The description didn’t make it sound like harassment. She just didn’t like it.

Also, cry me a river on the ACDC not being fair now that it’s not working in her favor. It’s been like that for years, and she hasn’t protested until now.

[Anonymous]

She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone should drop out of the caucus. It’s in my opinion undemocratic.

Symone and her supporters would love that. Tell you what- how about everyone protest when their candidate’s neck isn’t on the line?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Symone Walker is dropping out of the caucus per her Facebook page. Apparently another candidate was, in her opinion, harassing her re the Hatch Act.

The description didn’t make it sound like harassment. She just didn’t like it.

Also, cry me a river on the ACDC not being fair now that it’s not working in her favor. It’s been like that for years, and she hasn’t protested until now.

I think it's the Hatch Act itself that requires her to run as an independent. And there is an opinion from the Office of Special Counsel (who oversees the Hatch Act) that says if you run as an independent, but seek the endorsement of a partisan political party, that could make you a partisan candidate and not an independent one. Plenty of people on this thread have raised concerns about her possibly violating the Hatch Act, so I'm not buying the harassment angle. I bet someone just asked the legitimate question as to whether she was really complying with the law that applies to her as a federal government employee.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

I think you’re underestimating the support she has among Arlingtonians. Has anyone said which campaign went after her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which candidate was it? I hope she says.

Give it time, one of them will name names. They are dying to do it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

I think you’re underestimating the support she has among Arlingtonians. Has anyone said which campaign went after her?

Why do you think a campaign went after her? Her FB post back in January said she was running as an independent. If the PP is right about that opinion, then she wouldn't be legally eligible to run in the Dem caucus. So now she's just doing what she said she was doing back in January, running as an independent. I think the Hatch Act restrictions are kind of dumb, but for now they are the law and fed employees need to comply with them, whether they like them or not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

I think you’re underestimating the support she has among Arlingtonians. Has anyone said which campaign went after her?

Hmm. Don’t people have to sign a pledge if they vote in the caucus, saying that they will only vote for the candidate(s) who win the caucus? Am I understanding that correctly (not being sarcastic, genuinely wondering)? If so, and if Symone is the only one running as an Independent, then those who want to vote for her will have to forego voting for the second open position.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

I think you’re underestimating the support she has among Arlingtonians. Has anyone said which campaign went after her?

Hmm. Don’t people have to sign a pledge if they vote in the caucus, saying that they will only vote for the candidate(s) who win the caucus? Am I understanding that correctly (not being sarcastic, genuinely wondering)? If so, and if Symone is the only one running as an Independent, then those who want to vote for her will have to forego voting for the second open position.

Yes, you have to sign a pledge to vote in the caucus. However, I'm of the opinion that it's undemocratic and unenforceable so I wouldn't let that hold me back if I wanted to vote in the caucus and then vote for an independent. I ESPECIALLY don't care about following the pledge because the race is supposed to be non-partisan.

[Anonymous]

I think she always knew she had to run as an Independent. She is just using this to play the victim and get PR. She was trying to skirt the law and got caught. Good!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:She’s not dropping out, but is running as an independent I think?

Same difference in a county that blindly votes blue no matter what.

I think you’re underestimating the support she has among Arlingtonians. Has anyone said which campaign went after her?

Hmm. Don’t people have to sign a pledge if they vote in the caucus, saying that they will only vote for the candidate(s) who win the caucus? Am I understanding that correctly (not being sarcastic, genuinely wondering)? If so, and if Symone is the only one running as an Independent, then those who want to vote for her will have to forego voting for the second open position.

Yes, you have to sign a pledge to vote in the caucus. However, I'm of the opinion that it's undemocratic and unenforceable so I wouldn't let that hold me back if I wanted to vote in the caucus and then vote for an independent. I ESPECIALLY don't care about following the pledge because the race is supposed to be non-partisan.

I have never voted in an Arlington caucus because of the pledge. Whether it’s undemocratic or unenforceable is irrelevant- I’m not pledging to do something I don’t intend to do.