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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I voted for her. /shrug. I don't agree with what she said about covid, mask mandates, or any of that. But she's the only candidate that I can see talking substantively about academic standards declining. I voted for her, because I wanted to make a statement to the board / political engine -- people do care about this, this 'fringe' candidate just got 30% of the vote, MCPS keeps sleepwalking (or strong-arming) into failed policies and it's getting more than frustrating to watch. I'm hoping that this will make establishment start to notice a rising frustrating among the electorate on this issue. I love public schools, I want to fund them, I want the best for our children, and yet I see MCPS getting more and more money every year, there's less and less attention on where it goes, failed contracts, ignoring parental feedback on policies -- and screaming crying throwing up shaking about ... getting nearly $150m more than you did last year? The fearmongering around the budget was insane this cycle.

I'll vote for her again in November. I don't care for Lazo, he's too buddy-buddy with the existing county/state politics for me to think he'd hold anyone accountable. If she wins, great. She's one voice on a board of how many people? I'm not concerned that she'll somehow roll back vaccine mandates or create mass book burnings. She's one person, and it's good for the BoE to have a different voice, for once.

If it were for a position where she was a president-of-one, I wouldn't have voted for her, because she may be able to enact more of her fringe policies. But as one member of a board? I hope she wins. I want to send a message that parents are getting fed up, and want something different.

I won't argue my point on dcum, this is my personal opinion, and I don't like engaging in online comment wars. But I'll say - it's very easy to dismiss people and claim that everyone who votes for her is insane, wrong, a right-wing nut job, whatever. She got 2nd place in a 4-1 Dem area. This isn't a red county or a purple county, and yet she still got 2nd. Hopefully this helps some people realize that she's actually, somehow, *connecting* with voters on legitimate issues.

Or you can just yell that she's insane and shouldn't be listened to. That's fine. You will still have people who quietly just ... vote for her anyway.[/quote]

I will sometimes hold my nose and vote for a given candidate, but could not in this case. However, I agree with most of what you're saying and did think she was the sharpest, most substantive candidate. My hope is that her candidacy prompts Lazo to sharpen his platform and up his game significantly. If it doesn't, will be a tough choice come November. Although I despise some of her beliefs, I agree that it's hard to see her getting any traction with them in this role.[/quote]

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