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merrily

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4. I did that in the Boston Mayoral primary--and it wasn't easy.

Reply to AllyCat (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:24 AM

Apr 2014

Out of almost 25 candidates (only one of whom was a Republican, LOL), only two were not supporters of charter schools. The candidate labeled the most liberal by some commentators actually ran a charter school, if I remember correctly.

I voted for one of the two public school advocates, but they just did not have the funding or enough of an organization to pull ahead of better known frontrunners. So, I had zero choice in the general but to choose the one that seemed to have less backing from charter school advocates. Besides, he was considered a union guy, so that clinched it for me.

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group in Colorado seeks to reclaim education [View all] ellenrr Apr 2014 OP

Yet, in a hollywood movie, funded by rwingnut, taking back a school merrily Apr 2014 #1

Same thing in New York city, and in Newark... ellenrr Apr 2014 #2

I don't imagine Booker was anti-charter, was he? merrily Apr 2014 #5

No he's pro-Charter. He is Wall Street's guy ellenrr Apr 2014 #6

I knew that in general. merrily Apr 2014 #7

I'm reaching the point I don't want to support AllyCat Apr 2014 #3

I did that in the Boston Mayoral primary--and it wasn't easy. merrily Apr 2014 #4