The Keep the Diversity Policy in Wake County Facebook group recently weighed in on county commission races. Enloe High School senior and West Virginia native Jocelyn Wilson commented:
November elections are coming up!! I know there are a lot of high school students now able and NEED TO VOTE along with a lot of college students who NEED TO VOTE. If there is one lesson we have learned from the recent school board it’s the consequences of not making your voice heard in the ballot box!
This group is encouraging students to support Lindy Brown, Steve Rao, Jack Nichols and Don Mial for county commissioner!! [Emphasis added] These candidates, like the students, are concerned with the direction the school board has taken. They believe it is essential to protect the excellence of Wake County Public Schools that we all know and love.
Why does their opinion matter? Because the Board of County Commissioners is responsible for all funding towards school board projects. They have power and influence over schools, including the ability to slow projects that they deem inappropriate. We need county commissioners that recognize what makes Wake County Public Schools great.
SO GO OUT AND VOTE NOVEMBER(and watch for updates from this group!)
In other words, vote for Democrats because they make good obstructionists.
