Whoever wins the firehouse will win the general so this is the only election that matters for the seat.

I’m curious about Dannon’s main focus being the attack on public schools. I agree they are under attack but I don’t want that political factor to be the main focus for a candidate. I would expect both democratic candidates to stand up to attacks on public education and appreciate that we will at least have less of that from the state with the new administration. I would want someone who will focus on the quality of education, support for teachers, and fiscal responsibility.

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Anonymous wrote:The casino has absolutely nothing to do with school board. Stop bringing all this political crap into a job that should be about education. Looking at the endorsements from current board members, it seems Dannan would be another who just rubber stamps Reid instead of doing the necessary oversight. The ones who endorsed Krezel actually ask questions- I don’t know that they’re particularly effective but at least they probe a bit rather than endless gushing praise of Reid. You would think Megan McLaughlin’s endorsement of Krezel would matter to Braddock residents. She was very popular. Rachna won the school board seat with lower margins than Megan had.

+1000. Dannen has the supporters he has because they want another rubber stamp for Michelle Reid. Krezel announced she was running first and the party apparatchiks coughed up Dannen because they didn’t want another independent thinker like Megan McLaughlin (earlier) or Ricardy Anderson on the board.

If you aren't willing to sign onto the FCDC conditions, you can't vote right?

Because I hate how their firehouse primary thing requires you to say you're voting for the dem no matter what. I refuse to guarantee that.

It's hardly enforceable. They just want people who identify primarily as Democrats voting.

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Anonymous wrote:The casino has absolutely nothing to do with school board. Stop bringing all this political crap into a job that should be about education. Looking at the endorsements from current board members, it seems Dannan would be another who just rubber stamps Reid instead of doing the necessary oversight. The ones who endorsed Krezel actually ask questions- I don’t know that they’re particularly effective but at least they probe a bit rather than endless gushing praise of Reid. You would think Megan McLaughlin’s endorsement of Krezel would matter to Braddock residents. She was very popular. Rachna won the school board seat with lower margins than Megan had.

+1000. Dannen has the supporters he has because they want another rubber stamp for Michelle Reid. Krezel announced she was running first and the party apparatchiks coughed up Dannen because they didn’t want another independent thinker like Megan McLaughlin (earlier) or Ricardy Anderson on the board.

If you aren't willing to sign onto the FCDC conditions, you can't vote right?

Because I hate how their firehouse primary thing requires you to say you're voting for the dem no matter what. I refuse to guarantee that.

Anonymous wrote:The casino has absolutely nothing to do with school board. Stop bringing all this political crap into a job that should be about education. Looking at the endorsements from current board members, it seems Dannan would be another who just rubber stamps Reid instead of doing the necessary oversight. The ones who endorsed Krezel actually ask questions- I don’t know that they’re particularly effective but at least they probe a bit rather than endless gushing praise of Reid. You would think Megan McLaughlin’s endorsement of Krezel would matter to Braddock residents. She was very popular. Rachna won the school board seat with lower margins than Megan had.

+1000. Dannen has the supporters he has because they want another rubber stamp for Michelle Reid. Krezel announced she was running first and the party apparatchiks coughed up Dannen because they didn’t want another independent thinker like Megan McLaughlin (earlier) or Ricardy Anderson on the board.

The casino has absolutely nothing to do with school board. Stop bringing all this political crap into a job that should be about education. Looking at the endorsements from current board members, it seems Dannan would be another who just rubber stamps Reid instead of doing the necessary oversight. The ones who endorsed Krezel actually ask questions- I don’t know that they’re particularly effective but at least they probe a bit rather than endless gushing praise of Reid. You would think Megan McLaughlin’s endorsement of Krezel would matter to Braddock residents. She was very popular. Rachna won the school board seat with lower margins than Megan had.

Anonymous wrote:Who cares where they stand on casinos? Let’s hear where they stand on the boundary review. Do they want to do this every five years? Do they agree with not providing transportation?

+1

Anonymous wrote:Who cares where they stand on casinos? Let’s hear where they stand on the boundary review. Do they want to do this every five years? Do they agree with not providing transportation?

Exactly.

Anonymous wrote:Who cares where they stand on casinos? Let’s hear where they stand on the boundary review. Do they want to do this every five years? Do they agree with not providing transportation?

No one cares about the boundary review. Move on.

Who cares where they stand on casinos? Let’s hear where they stand on the boundary review. Do they want to do this every five years? Do they agree with not providing transportation?

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Anonymous wrote:Krezel is pro casino and is backed by the pro casino crowd. Yikes.

That’s not a School Board issue. What’s your evidence other than an endorsement from Dave Marsden? Never heard Ricardy Anderson or Ryan McElveen say they support a casino and they’ve endorsed Krezel.

Marsden, Pekarsky, and Dunne all backed the casino. Especially Pekarsky. Nice try. Krezel needs to immediately come out against the terrible casino idea and put the issue to bed. Otherwise her intimate association with and backing from the pro casino movement speaks for itself.

What a load of BS. Exactly what you’d expect from the likes of Karl Frisch and Sandy Anderson.

Krezel now has the endorsements of Ricardy Andersen, Mateo Dunne, Melanie Meren, Ilryong Moon, and Ryan McElveen - in other words, all the School Board members who occasionally ask tough questions.

Dannen has the endorsements of the political hacks like Frisch, Sandy Anderson, McDaniel, and Lady - the folks who never put in the work before they sought office and have brought nothing to the table and consistently fail to look after the needs of their constituents.

It has nothing to do with a casino and everything to do with which candidate might actually hold Reid and Gatehouse accountable.

Krezel should be an easy choice in Braddock.

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Anonymous wrote:Krezel is pro casino and is backed by the pro casino crowd. Yikes.

That’s not a School Board issue. What’s your evidence other than an endorsement from Dave Marsden? Never heard Ricardy Anderson or Ryan McElveen say they support a casino and they’ve endorsed Krezel.

Marsden, Pekarsky, and Dunne all backed the casino. Especially Pekarsky. Nice try. Krezel needs to immediately come out against the terrible casino idea and put the issue to bed. Otherwise her intimate association with and backing from the pro casino movement speaks for itself.

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Anonymous wrote:Rachna has endorsed Tom Dannan.

If this is true, I am not sure why PPs are claiming the other candidate is anointed by FCDC.

That is because those PPs are idiots who don't know what is going on.
Tom Dannan has been endorsed by the majority of the School Board. He is a former PTA president.
Alexa Krezel has been volunteering on advisory committees for over 14 years and is endorsed by others.
Both are active parents and good people.

Unfortunately the majority on the SB endorsing Dannan consist of those most responsible for running FCPS into the ground. If you want another Sandy Anderson or Karl Frisch on the SB go for it.

Anonymous wrote:Krezel is pro casino and is backed by the pro casino crowd. Yikes.

That’s not a School Board issue. What’s your evidence other than an endorsement from Dave Marsden? Never heard Ricardy Anderson or Ryan McElveen say they support a casino and they’ve endorsed Krezel.

Krezel is pro casino and is backed by the pro casino crowd. Yikes.

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Anonymous wrote:Rachna has endorsed Tom Dannan.

If this is true, I am not sure why PPs are claiming the other candidate is anointed by FCDC.

That is because those PPs are idiots who don't know what is going on.
Tom Dannan has been endorsed by the majority of the School Board. He is a former PTA president.
Alexa Krezel has been volunteering on advisory committees for over 14 years and is endorsed by others.
Both are active parents and good people.