Posted on 08/31/2021 10:38:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A loose network of conservative groups with ties to major Republican donors and party-aligned think tanks is quietly lending firepower to local activists engaged in culture war fights in schools across the country.
While they are drawn by the anger of parents opposed to school policies on racial history or COVID-19 protocols like mask mandates, the groups are often run by political operatives and lawyers standing ready to amplify local disputes. […]
This growing support network highlights the energy and resources being poured into the cauldron of political debate in the nation’s schools. Republicans hope the efforts lay the groundwork for a comeback in congressional elections next year. Some see the burst of local organizing on the right as reminiscent of a movement that helped power the GOP takeover of the House 10 years ago.
“It seems very tea party-ish to me,” said Dan Lennington, a lawyer with the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, which has offered free legal advice to several parent groups pursuing or weighing school board recalls, including the one in Mequon. “These are ingredients for having an impact on future elections.” …
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It’s not just parents but everyone, especially homeowners compelled to pay school taxes under threat of losing their homes have a vested interest in what goes on in the public schools.
How can there be a Tea Party 2 when conservatines now support now support big government?
Kids fear Rats, and kids love rebellion.
The Country has a nasty Rat infestation.
Wow, only took conservatives 40 years to see a problem, decide their own kids were somewhat worth fighting for, and actually get involved. Why the rush?
If Tea Party 2.0 plays by the rules like Tea Party 1, people like Louis Learner will wipe them off the map once again. Stop playing nice, fight back or you will remain losers.
Exactly. Starting with refuting these comparisons by Fake News Socialist Media AP. Which naturally thinks that suburban swing voters just “hated” Tea Party 1.0 and hence will love to tarnish every GOP 2022 candidate with that brush.
As I said before, you can help America by running for something that will help the future - the children. This is really FOR THE CHILDREN!!!
Many on our side say we should not stoop to their level and we must continue to fight according the the Marquis of Queensbury rules. The time for that is over. Fight as they do or die.
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