Donna Brazile, a political advisor for the Democrat Party and former chairperson of the Democrat National Committee, frequently talks about what the American people want, but since she is not on the ballot this year we are not sure that what she says matters right now. What does matter to us is what local candidates running for election in November have to say.
It seems like new candidates are popping up everywhere across the country in various local elections, but especially in school board races. These new candidates are not afraid to speak up and tell the electorate where they stand on issues.
We have read newspaper articles from all across the country, including Colorado, Florida and Virginia as well as other communities in Ohio, and they all seem to read the same. The stories talk in detail about the mobilization of parents-turned-candidates who want more input into their children’s education.
Their comments even take it a step further and comment on how they feel about masking requirements in schools, teaching the critical race theory (CRT) and other sensitive issues. The scary thing is all this is playing out in our local race for Marysville School board.
Locally we think that contest is a barometer of where politics is today and, depending on the outcome, could very well shape the future of the Marysville School System. What we mean is that we see the race as a three-part debate: (1) traditional versus new Marysville, (2) residents with local ties to the school versus parents with students in school and (3) mask versus no mask.
The mask issue may be a bit diluted now since the school administration has changed its stance and is allowing masks to be optional. That move stood out to us and made us wonder whether that decision would have been made if control of the board weren’t up for grabs.
Actually, there is another factor to be considered and that is where the candidates reside. Ultimately we think this could be the deciding factor because three of the candidates live in Mill Valley and the other three are spread out throughout Marysville.
All in all, this election cycle is very interesting to say the least and has given local residents a lot to consider. The one thing we are glad to see is the number of candidates deciding to throw their hats in the ring for all the races. This gives local voters a choice as to who will represent them moving forward.
Stay tuned to see how it all plays out.