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Tea party 2.0? Conservatives get organized in school battles
Associated Press ^ | September 1, 2021 | Thomas Beaumont and Stephen Groves

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.” …

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


TOPICS: Education; Society
KEYWORDS: covid19; education; masks; schoolboards; teaparty

1 posted on 08/31/2021 10:38:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

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.


2 posted on 08/31/2021 11:04:44 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (Virtue signalling is no virtue)
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To: Olog-hai

How can there be a Tea Party 2 when conservatines now support now support big government?


3 posted on 08/31/2021 11:05:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Kids fear Rats, and kids love rebellion.

The Country has a nasty Rat infestation.


4 posted on 08/31/2021 11:48:07 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Olog-hai

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?


5 posted on 09/01/2021 2:54:58 AM PDT by FLvoter
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To: FLvoter

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.


6 posted on 09/01/2021 4:42:54 AM PDT by RBW in PA
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To: RBW in PA

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.


7 posted on 09/01/2021 5:05:12 AM PDT by No_Mas_Obama
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To: Olog-hai

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!!!


8 posted on 09/01/2021 5:29:06 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (I'm the one trying to save American Democracy...Donald Trump 6/5/21 at the NCGOP convention)
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To: RBW in PA
Yep, if MAGA people are to prevent their extermination, they are gonna have to start using some of the dirty tactics the Left has been using for decades.

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.

9 posted on 09/01/2021 6:31:01 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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