Anonymous
Post 03/24/2023 06:45     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:I have an issue with the Democratic caucaus for a nonpartisan school board election. There was a recent ruling in Missouri about how a federal employee running for nonpartisan school board broke the Hatch Act, because the Republican party contributed $500 each to certain candidates running. My problem with the caucus is in a heavily Democratic county, like Arlington or Alexandria, you can only run with the backing of the Democratic party. It prevents any Executive office federal employees forom running as they cannot caucus. I am a lifelong Democrat, but I don't believe in a one party system in Arlington and Alexandria.


Welcome to Arlington where many of us feel the same! There was a good push to remove the caucus a few years ago and the party seemed split. Alas the votes were overwhelmingly to keep the caucus.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2023 14:37     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
I have an issue with the Democratic caucaus for a nonpartisan school board election. There was a recent ruling in Missouri about how a federal employee running for nonpartisan school board broke the Hatch Act, because the Republican party contributed $500 each to certain candidates running. My problem with the caucus is in a heavily Democratic county, like Arlington or Alexandria, you can only run with the backing of the Democratic party. It prevents any Executive office federal employees forom running as they cannot caucus. I am a lifelong Democrat, but I don't believe in a one party system in Arlington and Alexandria.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 23:25     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the looney bin

we have the worst school board. when a decent person gets in they get chased out by ashls


What’s ashls?


Probably a-holes.


Lol, Ty. I feel dumb.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 23:14     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:the looney bin

we have the worst school board. when a decent person gets in they get chased out by ashls


What’s ashls?


Probably a-holes.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 23:10     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:the looney bin

we have the worst school board. when a decent person gets in they get chased out by ashls


What’s ashls?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 14:32     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Just go to the Arlington Dems Caucus and vote for the candidate you prefer. The problem with the caucus is that its the real election yet only hardcore Arlington Dems show up. What happens during the elections is the Arlington Dems hand out a sample ballot and people just vote in accordance with the sample ballot. Since Arlington leans Democrat, and the school board candidate that wins that caucus is in the Arlington Dems sample ballot, that candidate will end up winning. So go to the caucus and vote.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 13:08     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
the looney bin

we have the worst school board. when a decent person gets in they get chased out by ashls
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 12:33     Subject: Re:APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:Maybe this will the race that wakes ACDC up and makes them give up the caucus. This caucus is very similar to voter suppression in practice.


One of the candidates is a Dem Precinct Captain and the other is a random 22 y/o dude that decided to run on a whim. Why would the ACDC have a problem with one of their own winning?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 10:22     Subject: Re:APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Maybe this will the race that wakes ACDC up and makes them give up the caucus. This caucus is very similar to voter suppression in practice.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 09:30     Subject: Re:APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
I'm in independent. I look forward to the candidate forums because hearing the candidates speak directly is really more insightful than anything else, IMO.

Also, there's a 22 year old running? Did not know that.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2023 07:52     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat, and have had to break the pledge in the general election, because that candidate was better aligned with my values. I'm sure there were many others who did the same. We all know which election that was.

(The Independent did not win.)


maybe that Independent could win this time given how bad the Dem candidates are



Doubt they’d break 30%
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2023 23:29     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat, and have had to break the pledge in the general election, because that candidate was better aligned with my values. I'm sure there were many others who did the same. We all know which election that was.

(The Independent did not win.)


maybe that Independent could win this time given how bad the Dem candidates are
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2023 18:30     Subject: APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat, and have had to break the pledge in the general election, because that candidate was better aligned with my values. I'm sure there were many others who did the same. We all know which election that was.

(The Independent did not win.)


I consider myself an independent and over the years have signed the pledge and occasionally broken it. It is literally the only way to have a voice in who is on the SB. Now that my kids are out of APS I probably won't bother but I dunno - this 22 year old really should not be on the SB.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2023 17:12     Subject: Re:APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
Anonymous wrote:I wonder which of these abysmal candidates ACDC insiders are supporting? or neither? anyone have insights?


I have no inside knowledge but just for fun: I don’t think they picked Angelo, but they prolly feel they could control him if it comes down to that. My best guess!
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2023 17:11     Subject: Re:APS Democratic candidates- where do they come from?
I expect endorsement will start coming after the forums.