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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At this point our likely at large members are moon, mcelveen, and mcdaniel or davis.[/quote]

Agree and I would vote for Davis for some diversity of viewpoint. It’s also a little creepy how Kyle McDaniel, a former aide to Pat Herrity, has repackaged himself as a left-of-center Democrat like he’s the second coming of Laura Jane Cohen. [/quote]

No way I'm voting for any Republican.[/quote]

Davis is an independent and McDaniel is a former Republican. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with the shifting affiliations. [/quote]

McDaniel sounds good to me as a moderate. No way to Davis since she supports book bans in school libraries rather than the current process of allowing professional librarians to select books, people to challenge books, and most importantly parents to monitor what their [b]own[/b] kids read if they have such strong beliefs.

I have positive associations with Moon and like that he could help bring some order to the board chaos with his experience, but will have to think more on that.

Still thinking about a third.

Mostly, I hope people look into candidates themselves instead of just following the endorsement of FCDC that brought us horrible members like Keys Gamarra and Omeish.[/quote]

School libraries should reflect community standards. Right now we have school employees deciding sexually graphic materials are appropriate for middle school kids and their decisions are reviewed by a panel handpicked to validate those decisions. Let’s not pretend it’s a rigorous, independent process.

The last thing we need is another 12-0 Democratic board. You admit Keys Gamarra and Omeish were horrible, but part of the reason they seemed so bad was that no one else on the School Board was reining them in or seriously challenging them.  That’s why we need members like Davis - not so that they can necessarily dictate the agenda, but so they can disrupt the echo chamber.

I haven’t ruled out McDaniel but the main thing he seems to believe in is getting himself elected. I’m not quite sure how you go from being a top aide to Pat Herrity to a “progressive” getting endorsed by the likes of Laura Jane Cohen unless you’re just an opportunist. [/quote]

LinkedIn tells me that McDaniel hasnt worked for Herrity since 2015. I remember when he very publically left the Republican Party in 2017/18ish (it was covered in the Post) and then ran for the SB as an independent in 2019. Timeline checks out.[/quote]

I think you mean "publicly," not "publically."   :lol:

I checked out McDaniel's new web site.  It's interesting to see that Moon, McElveen, and McDaniel are all tacking somewhat back to the center after the sheer craziness, ineptitude, and hypocrisy of the likes of Omeish, Keys Gamarra, and Tholen.  That's a good sign.

However, I would still like a board with at least one independent or Republican, so Davis will get one of my at-large votes. [/quote]

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