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Democrats' Big Bucks County School Board Sweep Should Unnerve Republicans Everywhere
Townhall.com ^ | 11/14/2023 | Salena Zito

Posted on 11/16/2023 3:55:32 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey

There are only a handful of counties in this country that can authentically claim their voting habits are bona fide bellwethers for elections in battleground states. Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, is one of them.

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On Tuesday, voters decided to change the balance of power on the Central Bucks School District's school board, which previously had a 6-3 Republican majority. This week, voters flipped it to a pending 6-3 Democratic majority.

At issue for these voters, known for swinging back and forth between Republicans and Democrats, was the restriction of political advocacy that the Democratic candidates called "harmful policies" against sexual minorities.

(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
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To: Shadow44

That’s an excellent point.


21 posted on 11/16/2023 5:18:08 AM PST by Ge0ffrey
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To: WomBom

Today, Washington would be mugged and horsejacked as soon as he hit Trenton.


22 posted on 11/16/2023 5:30:07 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Faux News: "We distort, you deride")
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To: WomBom

It’s home for me as well. Lots of “Karens” in this area that have gone crazy with power. Demographics changing too, seeing more “immigrants” (including a ton of Ukrainians & Russians, sponsored in Jenkintown) & New Yorkers in the ugly townhomes by the turnpike.

But homeschooling is growing by leaps & bounds... Over 25 families in my kid’s small church have joined our co-op. So hope is not yet dead...


23 posted on 11/16/2023 5:37:47 AM PST by twyn1 (“An evil man will burn his own country to the ground to rule over the ashes”)
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To: Ge0ffrey
I unfortunately live in Central Bucks School District and the writing was on the wall months ago as the local GOP had zero moral confidence in itself.

The elections in 2021 were an upset in places like Virginia because people were angry over two things in particular, Critical Race Theory (anti-White racism), and the LGBT agenda. Even your typical NPR listening suburban mom didn't like the fact that their kids were coming home crying because they were being told they were the root of all evil at school.

With the local elections here the Democrats successfully defused this situation by first pivoting the conversation away from the actual subject matters in question, and making it entirely about censorship and scaremongering. This was successful for two reasons namely that A) the GOP refuses to defend White people as a category and is extremely sensitive to being "the party of White people" and B) The GOP also refuses to take a firm opposition to the LGBT movement because that's what megadonors want.

With Democratic voters already highly enthusiastic about voting, people likely to support the GOP failed to do so because they couldn't even have the moral courage to defend their own policy. My prediction is so long as they continue to be allergic to being called Nazis in response to opposition to Transgenderism and anti-White racism, they will continue to be crushed in elections.

24 posted on 11/16/2023 5:45:54 AM PST by Shadow44
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Superintendent with Central Bucks School District resigns with 6-figure severance package ($700K)

https://6abc.com/central-bucks-county-school-district-board-abram-lucabaugh-resignation/14055370/

The outgoing Republican majority voted for this.


25 posted on 11/16/2023 5:46:32 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Faux News: "We distort, you deride")
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im sorry, but republicans are getting ravaged nation wide over the abortion issue. While i think most voters understand the SC over turning Roe, its these national bans that are pissing people off. Especially after almost 50 years of republicans saying its a states rights issue, only to turn around and want Federal bans. People dont like being told what to do, especially in personal matters. Stuff like what this Tuberville is doing with military promotions...thats just crazy.


26 posted on 11/16/2023 5:55:23 AM PST by basalt (qb's)
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To: tired&retired

You win the thread!🥳


27 posted on 11/16/2023 5:57:14 AM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

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28 posted on 11/16/2023 6:21:57 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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To: Lazamataz

Its not the voters, its the counters who should be looked at. Dominion and other machine mfgr’s programmed the machines to be changed as desired by the Marxist Dems nationwide.


29 posted on 11/16/2023 6:23:18 AM PST by chopperk (b)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

Wait until the general election. In off-year elections, Democrats target tons of money on showcase local races where voters interest is minimal.


30 posted on 11/16/2023 6:31:23 AM PST by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Shadow44

Exactly


31 posted on 11/16/2023 6:33:22 AM PST by PhillyPhreeper
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"There are only a handful of counties in this country that can authentically claim their voting habits are bona fide bellwethers for elections in battleground states. Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, is one of them."

Saleno is one stupid biotch.

First of all, Bucks is not a bellwether. Secondly, biotch, if you're going to cite bellwethers as your pivot hump for your piece no one is going to actually read, you best write about the actual bellwether map from 2020.

Stolen elections have consequences, puta.


32 posted on 11/16/2023 6:51:52 AM PST by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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To: Sir_Humphrey

and voter turnout was 46% which is high.


33 posted on 11/16/2023 8:16:55 AM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: God luvs America

The county already did that. That was how they got to 6-3 republican. The problem is that it is swing back to woke. very troubling.


34 posted on 11/16/2023 8:18:25 AM PST by kvanbrunt2
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To: Sir_Humphrey

This will hasten the exodus from public schools. If attendance falls, funding falls.


35 posted on 11/16/2023 9:46:46 AM PST by lurk (u)
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