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yurbud

(39,405 posts)
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:28 PM Jun 2012

PIC: Obama survey leaves out traditional Democratic ally--teachers

Is this an oversight or because he doesn't want to hear from educators, especially since his education policy is more guided by trust fund babies and their corporate reformers?

Obama has done better on education spending than any Republican would have, but that's cold comfort to teachers if that money is going to eventually go to scammers in the testing, for profit charter school, and education management companies instead of into smaller class size and hiring more teachers.

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PIC: Obama survey leaves out traditional Democratic ally--teachers (Original Post) yurbud Jun 2012 OP
This is more of a systemic problem for Democrats and people on the Left bluestateguy Jun 2012 #1
that's by design. HiPointDem Jun 2012 #10
For Republicans, there would be a lot fewer boxes: yurbud Jun 2012 #2
I'v noticed that omission several times Lifelong Protester Jun 2012 #3
I have noticed that with all pols. It's not "what do you want to talk about?" but yurbud Jun 2012 #4
I agree with you Lifelong Protester Jun 2012 #6
Du rec. Nt xchrom Jun 2012 #5
I presume Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #7
Asian and Pacific islanders yurbud Jun 2012 #8
thank-you! Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #11
the obama admin has continued the bush education policy: bust the unions, scapegoat HiPointDem Jun 2012 #9

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
1. This is more of a systemic problem for Democrats and people on the Left
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:31 PM
Jun 2012

the tendency to identify as members of disparate groups; then the party has the challenge of trying to cobble them all together on election day, sometimes with disastrous results.

You see much less of that phenomenon among Republicans and the right.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
2. For Republicans, there would be a lot fewer boxes:
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:39 PM
Jun 2012

Are you currently white and wealthy

or

are you white and mistakenly THINK you will be wealthy someday.

It goes without saying that either are deathly afraid of foreigners, those who speak foreign languages, or practice a religion other than their own (or no religion at all).

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
3. I'v noticed that omission several times
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:41 PM
Jun 2012

when I have had to communicate with our teabagger senator from WI, and he has a very select list of topics to choose from in the drop down menu, none ever go with what I want to write about.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
4. I have noticed that with all pols. It's not "what do you want to talk about?" but
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:44 PM
Jun 2012

"what do I want you to talk about?" on their websites.

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)
6. I agree with you
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:46 PM
Jun 2012

I am pretty sure on Johnson's website/email thing, there are no drop down "subject" headings for education or labor. Those are the things I am mainly contacting people about and am pretty sure those things are missing. But damned if "taxes" and "entitlements" aren't there...he's encouraging beefing about those things.

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
7. I presume
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 01:49 PM
Jun 2012

"Labor" is meant to be synonomous with "Union" but you can't really be sure.

Forgive my ignorance but what is "AAPI"?

 

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)
9. the obama admin has continued the bush education policy: bust the unions, scapegoat
Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:23 PM
Jun 2012

the teachers, deprofessionalize the profession, privatize the schools.

education is no longer a democratic constituency -- unless by "education" you mean the rich people who want to turn it into a profit-making venture.

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