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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
Candidates that I seem to like this far but would like to see in depth interviews from include:

Stephen Austin

Jay Guan

Pavel Sukhobok

Dalbin Osorio

I agree 100%. This is also the first year that I have seen so many people running and a more thorough (meaning at least two sentences hah) being written about each candidate. The BOR is usually a lock in picking their own candidates in concert with like minded MCPS staffers, the union and MCCPTA. Its an expectation of MCCPTA that they get a cake walk onto the board when they run. If you want anyone to win other than the handpicked MCPS choices then you need to get out and help campaign for the others with people beyond just parents. Most voters have no idea if they do not have kids. The bussing and rezoning initiatives is catching the attention of other residents now but they don't know or understand the huge back log of other MCPS problems.

Nope. Nobody was "handpicking" anybody, whatever that means. Your objection is that more voters voted for the candidates you didn't support than the candidates you did.[/quote]

No not at all. I simply remember all the years before the kids were in school when we had no idea about all the problems in MCPS. [b]We happily voted the Apple Ballot because we like teachers. Now we know that the Apple ballot has nothing to do with teachers.[/b] The Washington post also had an article a few back on how the shady the whole pay to play thing was with the union endorsement. The union spends $$ getting out those apple ballots and locks people out.

MCCPTA even though its supposed to not be political will have individuals (who are friends) of the members running lean on others to get support for MCCPTA candidates. Being at the top of MCCPTA means that you go along with MCPS to get access to MCPS staff. With the exception of Paul Geller who seems to be somewhat of a well meaning nut the former MCCPTA members on the board and running do not stand up to MCPS. Smondronski is the only one who has disagreed with 2.0 and bussing but she has never been strong enough to speak forcefully enough against the others. She is sort of the Susan Collins of the BOE.

This time around there seems to more information out there and with the bussing/rezoning there is an issue where candidates need to take a stand. If you want bussing and more 2.0 like disasters then by all means go for re-electing Shebra Evans and vote in Lynne Harris.

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I would also vote the apple ballot too. I was ignorant and thought I was doing the right thing.  I guarantee you that the vast majority of Montgomery voters also simply vote the apple ballot too.  [/quote]

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