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Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

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Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Great! So vote for Sunil Dasgupta - a man (none currently on the BoE), Asian (none currently on BoE), lives in Rockville (not Silver Spring). That will bring more diversity to the BoE!

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

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I personally voted for Steve Austin because I don’t think there is enough diversity on the BOE. The President, Vice President and both at large members are from the Silver Spring area. We have a large and diverse county and we need a more balanced BoE.

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Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

Today's updated numbers:

Harris 29.2%
Dasgupta 18.7%
Austin 15.1%

Caveat that it wasn't very many more votes counted than the first count.

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Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Balance of what? Balance between people who are informed and people who are uninformed? Balance between people who think that schools are about education and people who think that schools are about property values? Balance between people who have worked to improve education and people who have repeatedly mongered fear and spread lies?

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Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

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Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

As a Democrat who also voted for Austin, it's a bit disappointing. I voted for him, because he's the only one who bothered to meet and listen to my community (before the stay at home order). Also, I thought the BOE could use more balance.

Anonymous wrote:Lifelong Liberal Democrat (more than 30 years of voting in every election) who voted for Austin. Lynne Harris has the student vote and they came out for her. They don't know about the skeletons in her closet, the lies, the unethical behavior, etc. I'd say her strong showing is a result of people's frustration with the unions (those anti-apple ballot), the high turnout of youth, and the misguided Post endorsement (owned by Bezos, who bought our local paper, the Gazette, and shuttered it).

If it comes down to Harris v Dasgupta, my vote is for Dasgupta.

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Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

Today's updated numbers:

Harris 29.2%
Dasgupta 18.7%
Austin 15.1%

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Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.

Data doesn’t always mean what you think it means.

In mcps, the standard for algebra I is 8th grade. The advanced students take it in 7th. The only students who take it in high school are students who have fallen significantly behind, so those are the only students whose scores are being measured on the Algebra I test in high school.

Another point of fact for you: at Montgomery Blair, home of the math/science magnet and the communications magnet and a heck of a lot of bright kids, the Algebra I pass rate is 6%. That is because a significant majority of the kids took and passed it in 7th and 8th grades and thus did not take it in high school.

It looks like maybe the standard for Algebra I in Frederick County is a little later.

Anonymous wrote:New numbers posted include in-person votes:
Harris 28.1%
Dasgupta 18.1%
Austin 15.8%

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The only thing Guan did was take away votes from Austin. They really should have all gotten behind one candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, poor showing for Guan, and Harris is doing better than expected. Looks like it's somewhat close between Dasgupta and Austin, though Dasgupta has a strong lead.

I'm surprised Dasgupta trails Harris so far, given he had the Apple Ballot (teachers union) endorsement. Guess they are losing clout.

Looks like votes in represent about 10% of registered voters so far. Lower than I expected.

I was surprised because I though Guan had raised a ton of money?

Does Dasgupta run against Harris if they are the top two?

If so, he will definitely win. All the votes not for Harris are people who want someone other than the incumbent, IMO. Plus, Dasgupta is a POC, which gives him an advantage in current MoCo.

Dasgupta would not have been my choice, but least Harris could be out.

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Anonymous wrote:Point of fact. According to Great Schools (the bible for DCUM).

Urbana
English proficiency 84%
Algebra 1 74%
Algebra 2 93%

Sherwood
English proficiency 50%
Algebra 1 13%
Nothing listed for Algebra 2

Let me guess your next response: ‘all the schools are great in MoCo.’ And I said in a few years if the policies continue the way Lynne Harris would like. If you can work at home and the schools are actually focused on education and not ‘wokeness’ then Frederick is viable.


Translation: if you are afraid to go into DC for entertainment, and don’t care about how school policies impact low income whites, LGBTQ, black, or brown kids, Frederick is viable