Finally! All the talk can stop about who is better. After tomorrow we will know. I felt obligated to give my endorsements for all the races. Some will care, some won’t. Some may shock you while some will be all “duh, didn’t see that one coming!” Just do one thing tomorrow- VOTE! It’s one of the strongest ways you can make your voice heard in your state and country!
Here are my “official” endorsements:
Thank you to Delaware United for getting this out there on Facebook. Polling stations open at 10am and will close at 8pm. Get out and vote early if you can. I would love to see a massive increase in voter turnout for our local school board elections. It is far too important, especially this year! School board members are overlooked by many but their importance is huge to our communities!
Red Clay: A.I. DuPont H.S., Baltz E.S., Brandywine Springs, Cab Calloway, Conrad, Dickinson H.S., Forest Oak E.S., H.B. DuPont M.S., Highlands E.S., Hilltop Lutheran Community Center, Lewis E.S., Linden Hill E.S., Marbrook E.S., McKean H.S., North Star E.S., Stanton M.S., Warner E.S.
Christina: Bancroft E.S., Bayard M.S., Brookside E.S., Christiana H.S., Downes E.S., Elbert-Palmer E.S., Gallaher E.S., Glasgow E.S., Jones E.S., Keene E.S., Maclary E.S., Marshall E.S., McVey E.S., Newark H.S., Oberle E.S., Quaker Hill Place Apartments, Shue-Medill M.S., Wilson E.S.
Brandywine: Brandywine H.S., Carrcroft E.S., Claymont E.S., Concord H.S., Crestview Apartments, Forwood E.S., Hanby E.S., Lombardy E.S., Maple Lane E.S., Mt. Pleasant H.S., P.S. DuPont M.S., Talley M.S.
Appoquinimink: Alfred G. Waters M.S., Bunker Hill E.S., Everett Meredith M.S., Marion Profitt Training Center, Middletown H.S., Old State E.S., Olive B. Loss E.S., Townsend Early Childhood Center
Smyrna: Kenton Ruritan Club, Smyrna E.S., Smyrna M.S.
Capital: East Dover E.S., Hartly E.S., William Henry M.S.
Caesar Rodney: Allen Frear E.S., W. Reilly Brown E.S., W.B. Simpson E.S.
Lake Forest: Lake Forest East E.S., Lake Forest North E.S., Lake Forest South E.S., Lake Forest H.S.
Milford: Benjamin Banneker E.S., Evelyn Morris Early Childhood Center, Lulu Ross E.S., Milford H.S.
Seaford: Seaford H.S.
Woodbridge: Woodbridge M.S., Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center
*Note: Colonial and Cape Henlopen have no election due to only one candidate filing. Laurel and Indian River have no seat up for election this year.
On May 9th, Delawareans across the state will vote for school district board members. It happens every year! This year will be no exception. Below are the list of districts with open seats for the election and who has already filed.
Appoquinimink, at-large, expires 2022, no filings
Brandywine, District D, expires 2022, no filings
Caesar Rodney, at-large, expires 2022, Alan Claycomb (filed 2/3/17)
Cape Henlopen, Area D, expires 2022, no filings
Capital, at-large, expires 2022, Andres Ortiz (filed 2/2/17)
Christina, District G, expires 2022, Shirley Sutton-Saffer (filed 1/5/17) and Jeffrey Day (filed 1/31/17)
Delmar, at-large, expires 2022, no filings
Lake Forest, at-large, expires 2022, Austin Auen (filed 1/6/17)
Laurel, at-large, expires 2022, Linda Wintjen (filed 12/30/16)
Milford, Area D, expires 2022, no filings
Milford, at-large, expires 2022, no filings
Red Clay, District C, expires 2022, no filings
Seaford, at-large, expires 2022, Michael Kraft (filed 1/4/17)
Smyrna, at-large, expires 2022, Vetra Evans-Gunter (filed 1/23/17)
Woodbridge, at-large, expires 2022, no filings
So it looks like we have one contested seat up in Christina, but no others… yet. That will change. The filing deadline is the first Friday in March. And no, I will not be running for Capital again this year. But I do see one of my opponents is taking another shot at it. Good luck Mr. Ortiz! Indian River does not have any open board seats this year. All I can say about school board elections is get the word out. The number of votes in these things compared to the number of students in the district is very small. People shouldn’t complain about school board members if they don’t vote in these elections! Come April, you will start seeing school board election signs all over the place across Delaware. Don’t steal them though, it is still against the law!
On July 15th, several Republican members of Congress wrote a letter to the Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Trade Commission and the Internal Revenue Service about questions of potential fraud with the Clinton Foundation. Last night, Hillary Clinton accepted the Democrat nomination for President of the United States. She gave a stirring speech with more about slamming Donald Trump than what she would actually do as President. But underneath the surface of that speech lies unanswered questions about the Clinton Foundation and their illegal use of funding based on IRS regulations.
As Americans on the left and right continue to poke and jab at the opposite sides, it is more than obvious that neither candidate is worthy of becoming President. Both candidates have been subject to numerous investigations that never seem to hold either of them accountable for their actions. This is, by far, the worst selection of candidates the two major political parties in our country have ever picked. This is a choice no American should have to face. I am loathe to pick either of them in November. The pressure both sides are putting on the other parties hasn’t even reached a fever pitch. I think both candidate will not help public education. One is more blatant and arrogant with their public persona while the other smiles but her actions behind the scenes speak in volumes about her pompous boasting. I fear for the future of America with these two very greedy people at the helm. They both claim they want to help the average American as they sit in the upper echelon of the 1%. I cannot, and will not, support either Clinton or Trump. I am ashamed to be an American facing these two choices. I will not vote for either of them. Their actions regarding persons with disabilities, through downright vocal discrimination or behind the scenes corporate actions in regards to the privatization of public education show they are not fit to lead our country’s future. As I have been telling people, if you can’t do the right thing for children, how can you be expected to lead a country. Children are the foundation and future of this country.
You can deal me out of voting for either candidate. I pray America will come to its senses and do the right thing for our country. No matter who wins, the controversy surrounding both of them will overshadow anything they do. Both parties will become a lynch mob towards the other from 2017 to 2020. This is not America. This is not the country that Hillary Clinton talked about in her speech last night. It is a very ugly political arena of the very worst America has to offer. Hillary may have the political experience, but look at the many incidents she has escaped unscathed from. Donald may have the corporate experience, but he has represented the 1% his entire life.
As a Delawarean, I see my own state divided into three parts: Hillary, Donald, and neither. I fear Hillary the most because of rumors surrounding our own Governor, Jack Markell, vying for the US Secretary of Education spot under a second President Clinton. I fear Donald because he is a racist maniac playing on the fear of Americans. I fear Hillary because she caters to big corporations and has been paid handsomely for those efforts through the Clinton foundation or campaign contributions. I fear Donald because he will land us into a bad war (if not nuclear) if he continues his rhetoric. I support neither and there is no other viable choice that could get enough votes so neither of them become President. What this country needs, right now, is a revolution. We need to overturn both parties and do something. I don’t know if that is even possible at this point, but if we want to save America, we really have no choice. If the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, we need to rise above the fears of the supporters of both candidates and do the right thing for America and openly revolt against the two-party system that is killing our country.
Whatever plans you have today, make sure it includes driving to your local polling place and casting your votes. This is the time where YOU can make a difference. Vote with your heart, not a political party.
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