Comments on: Partisan Polarization And The Electoral Endorsements Of Teacher Unions http://www.edwize.org/partisan-polarization-and-the-electoral-endorsements-of-teacher-unions Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:46:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Steve Perez http://www.edwize.org/partisan-polarization-and-the-electoral-endorsements-of-teacher-unions/comment-page-1#comment-62585 Steve Perez Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:55:06 +0000 http://edwize.org/partisan-polarization-and-the-electoral-endorsements-of-teacher-unions#comment-62585 <p>It's true that we only saw the electoral backlash in the 2006 election and not before. "Growing" seems an appropriate description since pundits and observers are talking about how we'll see that backlash continue in 2008. Is talking about how there will be a backlash until people react accordingly part of the backlash?</p> It’s true that we only saw the electoral backlash in the 2006 election and not before. “Growing” seems an appropriate description since pundits and observers are talking about how we’ll see that backlash continue in 2008. Is talking about how there will be a backlash until people react accordingly part of the backlash?

]]> By: jd2718 http://www.edwize.org/partisan-polarization-and-the-electoral-endorsements-of-teacher-unions/comment-page-1#comment-62572 jd2718 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:26:27 +0000 http://edwize.org/partisan-polarization-and-the-electoral-endorsements-of-teacher-unions#comment-62572 The answers are a whole bunch of yeses, with a couple notes to be made: that there are few moderates left in the Republican party doesn't mean that the moderates have been driven out; and "growing electoral backlash" doesn't seem accurate. A lot of people would be happy if it came to pass, but we're really just looking at the results of one election. More interesting, at least for me, is where you started the post. How did we end up with this endorsement policy? Can we review it? The body language (and chatting volume) at the Delegate Assembly would seem to indicate that our endorsements do not charge the imaginations of our leaders from the schools. I feel embarrassed that the disconnect is that obvious. So yeah, who would review how we make endorsements, and even if we make endorsements in every race? Jonathan The answers are a whole bunch of yeses, with a couple notes to be made: that there are few moderates left in the Republican party doesn’t mean that the moderates have been driven out; and “growing electoral backlash” doesn’t seem accurate. A lot of people would be happy if it came to pass, but we’re really just looking at the results of one election.

More interesting, at least for me, is where you started the post. How did we end up with this endorsement policy? Can we review it?

The body language (and chatting volume) at the Delegate Assembly would seem to indicate that our endorsements do not charge the imaginations of our leaders from the schools. I feel embarrassed that the disconnect is that obvious. So yeah, who would review how we make endorsements, and even if we make endorsements in every race?

Jonathan

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