By James Bacon
Did local school-board issues in Loudoun County depress boost turnout for Republicans and discourage Democratic Party turnout in the 2024 presidential election? A New York Times article explores that possibility. Money quote from Austin Levine, a Republican-leaning independent who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016:
Mr. Levine said he remains disappointed by what he sees as a lack of accountability for Democratic-majority institutions, like the school system, that failed his family during the pandemic. He said his two sons learned “nothing” while Loudoun schools were largely shut down for more than a year, and the academic effects were still being felt by his younger child, now a high school junior.
Normally, we hear about the issues in presidential races affecting down-ballot contests. This year, we may have seen the reverse: local issues affecting a national race.
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