Bill Raden of Capital and Main writes here about the charter school advocates’ frantic efforts to pour millions of dollars and tons of lies into the race for four school board seats in Los Angeles. They are churning out scurrilous and defamatory lies about Jackie Goldberg and Scott Schmerelson, both of whom are veteran public school educators.
Schmerelson has received a heavy dose of filthy fliers that call him greedy, unethical and unfit, very likely because he had the nerve to reveal that at least 80% of the city’s charter schools have empty seats. In Los Angeles, the charter lobby despises critics who defy them.
If you live in their districts, vote for Jackie Goldberg, Scott Schmerelson, George McKenna and Patty Castellanos.
Stop Eli Broad, Reed Hastings, Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, and Bill Bloomfield from buying seats on the LAUSD school board.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
The entitled think $$$$$$ can buy everything. So sick.
The article says the guys behind the attack ads also worked on the national campaigns of Big Ag, Big Plastic, and Tea Party candidates. Fossil fuels, toxic chemicals, and charter schools, peas in a pod.
for hire
California has a law that requires all flyers and ads that were paid for by outside money must clearly say that money did not originate in California.
For instance, when I voted in the primary in the county where I live this month, I noticed the flyers attacking one candidate and supporting another for the same position, both had boxed notices saying that they were paid for by out-of-state money from the same out-of-state sources. The candidate they were supporting did not get my vote.
Sadly, this is nothing new. It happened the last time around.
We question any candidate who tacitly approves these kinds of vicious character attacks. Apparently, the ends justifies the means. There seems to be a total lack of moral and ethical indignation coming from any of the candidates who are the beneficiaries of such disgusting attacks. Our only hope is that the general public will reject these tactics. Time will tell…..
the new rules
An Unsettling New Theory: There Is No Swing Voter
Rachel Bitecofer’s radical new theory predicted the midterms spot-on. So who’s going to win 2020?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/02/06/rachel-bitecofer-profile-election-forecasting-new-theory-108944
This new theory is based on the fact that the only issue that counts in the 2020 election will be Trump.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/02/06/rachel-bitecofer-profile-election-forecasting-new-theory-108944
From what I read, I understood that the Never Trumpers will vote against him no matter who the Democrat is, and the Never Trumpers outnumber the Forever Trumpers by a WIDE margin.
I hope this “new” theory is right.