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Anonymous wrote:Can someone like Symone Walker still get her name on the ballot as an independent (not for the caucus, but for the actual election) and run against Miranda or Mary?

Yes, but the odds of her winning are extremely close to zero. Most of Arlington will vote the sample ballot.

Anonymous wrote:Can someone like Symone Walker still get her name on the ballot as an independent (not for the caucus, but for the actual election) and run against Miranda or Mary?

Anonymous wrote:If Miranda wins the caucus, but the narrative is that she got out the Republican vote to gain that position, we may have an opportunity to test the conventional wisdom that whomever wins the caucus has it in the bag. The school board is supposed to be a non-partisan race. When they edged SW out because she’s a fed, I lost all love for their school board caucus. Im not voting for Miranda, but if she causes the demise of the caucus, I won’t shed any tears.

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Anonymous wrote:Are the Arlington Dems doing any vetting of the people applying to vote in the caucus? Because i know of at least 2 GOPers (ie: people who are easily identifiable as Republicans) who have voted for Miranda in the caucus.

Nope. How could they?

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Anonymous wrote:If Miranda wins the caucus, but the narrative is that she got out the Republican vote to gain that position, we may have an opportunity to test the conventional wisdom that whomever wins the caucus has it in the bag. The school board is supposed to be a non-partisan race. When they edged SW out because she’s a fed, I lost all love for their school board caucus. Im not voting for Miranda, but if she causes the demise of the caucus, I won’t shed any tears.

I want to comment on this, but +1 to no one would ask how she would do her job if she was a man. Honestly people. She's a smart woman who knows that job entails. She will figure it out and, I think, do a damn good job at it, too.

But to the above point, whoever wins the caucus gets the Democratic endorsement. They go on the sample ballot. No other Democratic can run against them. Right now, there is not a declared Independent or R candidate for this office (and Audrey is running for County Board this year). So, yes, whoever wins the caucus will win. There is no serious debate about that.

Also want to say, Miranda has A LOT of supporters who are not Republican. I am one of them. Most parents I know are really ticked at APS this year and inclined to support her.

I don’t know a lot about the requirements or deadlines. Is it too late for someone to put themselves out there as an independent and cross the “oath” boundary? If this all makes the arlington Dems take a step back from school board races, I would be thrilled. Dare to dream?

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Anonymous wrote:If Miranda wins the caucus, but the narrative is that she got out the Republican vote to gain that position, we may have an opportunity to test the conventional wisdom that whomever wins the caucus has it in the bag. The school board is supposed to be a non-partisan race. When they edged SW out because she’s a fed, I lost all love for their school board caucus. Im not voting for Miranda, but if she causes the demise of the caucus, I won’t shed any tears.

I want to comment on this, but +1 to no one would ask how she would do her job if she was a man. Honestly people. She's a smart woman who knows that job entails. She will figure it out and, I think, do a damn good job at it, too.

But to the above point, whoever wins the caucus gets the Democratic endorsement. They go on the sample ballot. No other Democratic can run against them. Right now, there is not a declared Independent or R candidate for this office (and Audrey is running for County Board this year). So, yes, whoever wins the caucus will win. There is no serious debate about that.

Also want to say, Miranda has A LOT of supporters who are not Republican. I am one of them. Most parents I know are really ticked at APS this year and inclined to support her.

Anonymous wrote:If Miranda wins the caucus, but the narrative is that she got out the Republican vote to gain that position, we may have an opportunity to test the conventional wisdom that whomever wins the caucus has it in the bag. The school board is supposed to be a non-partisan race. When they edged SW out because she’s a fed, I lost all love for their school board caucus. Im not voting for Miranda, but if she causes the demise of the caucus, I won’t shed any tears.

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Anonymous wrote:Miranda's answer to the AGIA question. Seems like a barebones recitation of the existing policy and a mealy-mouthed statement of support "and I support it."

Good morning, and please accept my apologies for the delayed response. There was absolutely no intent on my part to discount your concerns or otherwise suggest that this isn’t an important issue. Given the hectic nature of voting week currently underway, I appreciate your patience and the opportunity to respond. APS recently went through a process of examining application of the Equal Educational Opportunities/Nondiscrimination policy to transgender students in school. The resulting Policy Implementation Procedure (PIP) and draft guidance addresses issues like school bathrooms, locker rooms, field trips, and preferred name/pronouns, and I support it. It provides a default of permitting students to access facilities and activities based on their gender identity and sets out a nondiscriminatory approach where any student has access to and the right to request certain accommodations. Both of these are important to the framing of the issue to avoid singling out gender-nonconforming students, vs. the better approach of broadly applicable policies and practices. It looks like APS hasn’t yet published final guidance, which it should proceed to do, and should monitor implementation to make sure the rights and practices described in the PIP are actually being carried out at the school level in a way that respects student identities and rights. I’d also suggest final guidance incorporates more explicit reference to the policy on bullying and harassment prevention, an element of making sure our transgender and gender nonconforming students feel safe and supported in school.

LOL, I can’t even with you people. You pitch a fit about the lack of statement of support, and then when she issues a statement of support, you pitch a fit that she issued a statement of support.

Are you suggesting that people should be placated that she deigned to issue a statement, even when the statement lacks substance? I think it's fair to criticize her for both the timing AND (lack of) substance.

You realize SB members don’t create policy, right?!

I’m pretty sure pp has very little understanding of the actual responsibilities of the school board.

Anonymous wrote:I think the outcome is going to be interesting, and it’s not outside the realm of reality that MT might win. Remember that the “don’t move Key” guy actually got the most #1 votes last caucus but ultimately lost because of ranked voting.

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Anonymous wrote:So how exactly is Miranda going to do this work while working in big law?

A question that no one would ask if she were a man.

Anonymous wrote:So how exactly is Miranda going to do this work while working in big law?