In an incredible night for local politics, and a possible harbinger of what’s to come in local school districts across the country, Florida saw a slew of of conservative school board candidates win races across the state.
Before the Tuesday primary elections began, Governor Ron DeSantis urged Floridians not to miss the opportunity to vote for the candidates of the left running for open positions in the state.
Today marks the start of Election Day across all school board races in our state. Florida is a leader in the belief that education and not indoctrination are what our schools should be about.
All 30 of these candidates support the DeSantis Education Agenda’s student-first principles. pic.twitter.com/chcwY3r5Vo
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) August 23, 2022
DeSantis endorsed 25 of the thirty candidates. There were some boards that could flip from liberal-to-conservative, and they did. Sarasota County’s school board went from having a liberal majority of 3-2 to one with a conservative majority. Miami Dade’s school board also saw a change in their majority, from liberal to conservative. They are now the largest American county to have a conservative school board.
🚨BREAKING NEWS: Our endorsed candidates for Sarasota County in Florida won their election.
Just recently, we flipped the school board to a 4-1 conservative majority from a 3-1 liberal majority.
Congratulation to Bridget Ziegler (Robyn Marinelli) and Timothy Enos.
— 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) August 23, 2022
🚨HUGE: Our candidates for Miami Dade County in Florida won their election, turning the conservative school board upside down.
Miami Dade has the largest county with conservative school boards.
Bravo to Monica Colucci & Roberto Alonso
— 1776 Project Pac (@1776ProjectPac) August 24, 2022
Florida’s stunning election results bring several issues into focus.
We live in an age where there are national outlets such as RedStateReporting on school board elections in localities speaks volumes about how desperate American voters are for reform. Parents reached the limits of their patience with “social justice” political posturing and offensive curriculum. They were push too far. As Americans learn from the hard lessons learned in the past two years due to their pandemic-era excesses, local races are now bitter battlefields.
Florida’s results may also be a sign of what is to come in November, as other school board races across the country will be on the general ballots. Even if Congress doesn’t get their red wave, America’s school boards just might have a tsunami on the way.
And is this yet another sign of “same but different” when comparing Donald Trump to Ron DeSantis? We’ve been talking a lot about how Trump is still a game changer and is angling to become a “king maker,” with many successful endorsements under his belt so far. How about DeSantis. DeSantis may not have the opportunity to be crowned on a national stage as a Governor. However, in an era where local elections are taking precedence over federal elections, the fact that the Florida Governor has a near perfect track record in picking winning conservatives says a lot about his own “king making” ability where it really counts right now.