Both political parties have now officially weighed in with their endorsements for this fall's Wake County school board and municipal elections.
As expected, the Wake County Democratic Party announced Tuesday that it was endorsing Kevin Hill in District 3, Keith Sutton in District 4, Jim Martin in District 5, Christine Kushner in District 6 and Susan Evans in District 8.
In the announcement, the Democrats accused the Republican school board majority of having "made a number of empty promises to voters (in 2009) that they have not met."
"The five candidates that we have endorsed exemplify everything that Wake County citizens deserves on our School Board," according to the Democratic press release. "They are experienced, they are consensus builders and they will bring true stability to Wake County schools.
Two years ago Ron Margiotta, and the rest of the School Board Majority, made a number of empty promises to voters that they have not met. They have divided our county and made us a national punchline. It is time for a change. When our endorsed candidates are elected, they will lead us out of the mess that the Board Majority has created."
As noted previously, the Democrats decided this year as part of its "coordinated campaign" to not split its endorsements in races where multiple party members were running. In this case, the Democrats picked Kushner over George Morgan and Mary Ann Weathers in District 6.
Will Wake NCAE back Kushner over Morgan and Weathers, both retired educators? It's fair to say that Donna Williams wouldn't likely get Wake NCAE's backing in District 6.
Also, will the Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association back Kushner over Morgan, who is African American?
Click here for the endorsements that were previously announced by the Wake County Republican Party.
Comments
Bizarre is right
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 18:00 — Voice_of_Reason_DO they expect the public to vote for them if the Republicans DIDN't keep those promises? Maybe the Republicans can keep those promises if theyget a bigger majority.
I understand the RWCA to
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 17:43 — VillageMentalityI understand the RWCA to be a reasonable well-informed, well-intentioned, pro-child empowering organization who had their own issues with the old diversity, "socio- economic" policy.
That being said, a good many of the constituents in this community are not likely to vote for the best candidate because then they would be voting for the Republican. It has been my experience that African American Republicans are regarded as "toms", "oreos", yada yada yada, which IMHO is a sad commentary about the community's state of affairs and the racism squarely among their ranks..
Is RWCA an all-black group,
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 16:29 — DrActualFactualIs RWCA an all-black group, the name just gives city/county not skin color. Do they not have white members? If so and they don't back Kushner, are they anti-diversity? And, if their endorsement is decided upon race, who's blacker Sutton or Peyton? I sure hope this election doesn't come down to people trying to decide who is more Republican than whom, more Democrat than whom, more white or black than whom. God forbid it boil down to who is more qualified than whom! (This reminds me of the recent quandry when the black caucus had to figure out what to do with the black Republican that got elected--should we let him in because he is black or keep him out because he is a republican. Politics is truly goofy stuff.)
Promises....
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 15:59 — Bob_SconceBizarre. I thought they were complaining about the board keeping its promises instead of "doing what's best for the school district." Can't have it both ways.