targeting critical race theory, it is unclear whether some of those issues will remain salient with voters in November. Republicans are betting they will.“Parents have a long memory,” said Virginia-based Republican campaign strategist Zack Roday, arguing that such voters will be looking for candidates whose values match theirs — even if federal lawmakers are limited in what they can do on local education policy.
One candidate, John Beatty, sits on the board. Others, including Caleb Max, have gone to meet and greet the crowd — often, dozens of parents show up. Others, including Michon and Mike Clancy, regularly take the lectern to speak.“I’m here to focus once again on this barricade of tables and this plexiglass wall,” Clancy said at last month’s meeting, comparing the clear barriers behind which board members sit to their “version of the Berlin Wall” dividing them from parents.
The meetings are frequently tense. Loudoun became the state’s most fertile ground for Republican messaging on education last year after a “perfect storm” of events launched the county
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