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This isn't bullying, and I find it very odd that people are characterizing it as bullying. I'm with the top PP; this is normal stuff for a candidate running for public office. In fact, far worse things have been said about candidates running for public office. [/quote]

The difference to me is that this is a lowly BOE race, not running for higher office. [b]We've never seen anything like this for a BOE race in the past, at least as far back as I can remember.[/b]

It's not like a seat on the BOE is worth it for $$, power, or prestige. You get paid $25k/year, and everyone complains at you all day. My guess is this is why the current at-large member decided not to run again -- she know it would be like this and she didn't need the stress for a $25k/year thankless job (and I dont' blame her).

Looking on DCUM, there have been so many threads about Austin -- one of 15 candidates -- that Jeff even had to lock a few. That just seems way out of hand. I don't see even 1 thread on most of the candidates. What gives? The thread topics tend to be negative towards Austin, so I doubt it's his supporters starting them. [/quote]

I don't remember anyone in the past running a campaign like Stephen Austin. So that seems like a plausible explanation for it, to me.[/quote]
+1  His positions and rhetoric have been polarizing. That's fine. He has a right and should express his position, but if those positions are polarizing, then you'd better be ready for dissension  and visceral reactions.[/quote]

Here's his website:
https://stephenaustin4boe.com/

I hardly see anything polarizing on there. I suspect most voters will check out his website, as well as voter guiders like from League of Women Voters. I don't see anything really polarizing there also.[/quote]
He is polarizing because one side is extremely invested in keeping the Teacher's Union strong by owning the MCPS Board.  Austin's side is more concerned with providing a high quality education to all students in MCPS than goose-stepping in line.  If you do anything that may take away their power, they fight back as hard as they possibly can.  I'm assuming that 80% of the Austin bashers are teachers union reps - the other 20% are just your run of the mill social justice warriors.[/quote]

"Social justice warrior" being anyone who doesn't support Austin's segregationist inspired bullying campaign, presumably.[/quote]

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