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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do you think Republicans are suddenly talking so much about education? Because there are a lot of people pissed off about school closures. Any Democrat in DC who says "parents and kids first" and gives the middle finger to the teachers union will *easily* defeat Bowser. [/quote]

But, as pointed out upthread, parents with kids presently in school make up only about 20 percent of DC residents.  Of course, if you could mobilize them all, or a significant chunk, that could make a difference.

I don't know -- what are the general demographics of people who vote in DC (if they are substantially different from the general populace)?  What percentage of people vote in non-Presidential years?[/quote]

Hardly anyone votes in mayoral primaries, especially in non-presidential years. Bowser got less than 62,000 votes in her 2018 primary. There are 100,000 public and charter school students in D.C. Those children have more than 200,000 parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents, etc.  [/quote]

idk man, you'd have to find a Black politician giving the middle finger to the teachers' union....[/quote]

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