Now that I think about it further, I think the continuing coverage of the trial by the York Daily Record & the York Dispatch probably done 'em in. Every day for the last few weeks, readers were treated to sometimes jaw-dropping mendacity by the board members. It couldn't help but embarrass them.
Now if only the republicans will wake up and see that this ID nonsense is a loser, even in a very conservative community like Dover, we'll all be fine.
Attention Karl Rove: Wanna keep winning elections? Dump ID!
After looking at the numbers, I suspect that the major factors were name recognition and the lying, not creationism.
I, as a teacher in the field, would have no problem with a simple statement to the effect that the tenets of evolution at this time may appear to conflict with some people's religions, but that in this class we are learning what the current views of scientists are.
That is honest and respects the religious concerns, without in any way diluting the science.
I would guess that most people who believe in special creation, unlike those from DI and many of those who promulgate it here, are honest and react badly when the dishonesty is put on display.