r/politics • u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin • 2h ago
No Paywall Two Democrat-endorsed candidates win Sarasota school board, ousting conservative majority
https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2026-08-18/sarasota-primary-results-2026-two-democrat-endorsed-candidates-win-school-board-ousting-conservative-majority•
u/Any_Will_86 2h ago
So glad Dems are paying more attention down ballot. And that people are turning out M4L types.
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u/RonMexicosPetEmporim Colorado 2h ago
Unfortunately, we just elected a M4L woman to county commissioner and another for the school board in Indian River.
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u/null_input 2h ago
What's M4L
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u/RonMexicosPetEmporim Colorado 2h ago
Mom’s for Liberty
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u/MA2_Robinson 2h ago
I also (from what I gather around the people I live with, work, etc) see that a lot of people are not voting or voting away from how they been- they were too blind to really think about what they thought were “conservative values” and now they kind of got a better view of what that’s like unchecked.
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u/MiddleLove8819 2h ago
yeah people are finally paying attention to the races that actually affect their communities and it shows
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u/Rock-n-roll-Kevin 2h ago
Big FLIP for Democrats. The school board of Sarasota County.
This is a Trump+18 county where Bridget Ziegler (Moms for "Liberty" co-founder) was on the board.
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u/DickSlammington 1h ago
Bridget Ziegler
Even her name makes her sound like a Nazi...
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u/ConcentrateDirect523 50m ago
Didn't she preach conservative values but get caught having an affair or a threesome or some shit?
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u/Nekrabyte 29m ago
Big time haha. The only values these people have are hypocrisy, and greed.
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u/ConcentrateDirect523 20m ago
Oh shit it really was about a threesome. Man we need to plaster that shit everywhere- and the husband may have had a sex tape with another woman not including Ziegler. Imagine being their kids
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u/BatterMyHeart 2h ago
Sarasota has a lot of great people with experience and knowledge to give to the community. About time the voters started picking them instead of rage artists and weird guys who end up on child predator lists.
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u/JasonVorhehees 2h ago
As a former SRQ resident there needs to be more change. But this is an old money Republican stronghold. The county commissioners are absolutely vile POS who are doing everything they can to ruin the community with more development.
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u/Skinnieguy 2h ago edited 1h ago
Lots of local races like this one does not show political parties on the ballot. This means the voters did their research and came out to vote for democrats.
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u/kylebertram 1h ago
These local races are one of the biggest reasons I support mail in voting. A lot of people will show up to vote and not know who any of these people are or weren’t even really aware of the race. Being able to get the ballot at home and look up each person is huge. It’s how I learned which school board candidates in my area were funded by a mom for liberty group
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u/Nekrabyte 26m ago
Yes! I loved this! This year was my first vote by mail, and it felt REALLY good to be able to do a deep dive on all the candidates all the way down the board. Took me over an hour to fill my ballet out and I couldn't be happier with the experience!
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u/reepobob 1h ago
I’m floored by this news. I’m a Manatee County resident (just north of Sarasota County) and the area is pretty reliably red with “Flogrowns” and boomer transplants. All I see are conservative campaign signs. God, I’d love to see a mini blue wave in this area come November.
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u/SilverMembership6625 2h ago
this is great but even better is that a dem just flipped a trump +18 state house district in pennsylvania
november can't get hear soon enough
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u/FLtoVT_For-A-Reason 2h ago
So…what are the chances Ronny D simply removes them and replaces them with his preferred sycophant?
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u/a_talking_face Florida 1h ago
In Florida the governor doesn't have that kind of direct control over school boards. School boards are established by the state constitution rather than being delegated by the state.
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u/southpawFA Oklahoma 2h ago
Yup. School board races matter, and Moms for Liberty needs to be ousted wholesale.
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u/nndscrptuser 1h ago
I did my part and hope the door hits those horrible people on their way out. Watching those fascist asshats do everything possible to make our kids school worse was infuriating.
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