I don’t know if it’s the sunny weather, the food trucks, or the roller coasters in the background, but I’ve never been at a polling place that has such a carnival-like vibe to it.
Lots of smiles. No complaints. (That’s I’ve heard, at least!)
Lots of smiles. No complaints. (That’s I’ve heard, at least!)
LaJa Hurt brought her 13-year-old daughter and 2-year-old niece with her to vote.
Hurt says they’re related to @Booker4KY, but that she would have votes for him regardless of the connection:
Hurt says they’re related to @Booker4KY, but that she would have votes for him regardless of the connection:
Well I once again spoke too soon.
Quite a lot of complaints being launched back and forth between those for and against tax increase that would benefit JCPS.
Quite a lot of complaints being launched back and forth between those for and against tax increase that would benefit JCPS.
After a tense back and forth between these two women, (pro tax increase in left, anti-tax increase on right), now a handful of sheriff’s officers out here keeping an eye out/managing the crowd. 
cc: @oliviakrauth (whose reporting I hear referenced in this exchange 👇)
Crowd has thinned out but standoff continues. JCPS teacher Kumar Rashad (blur shirt) is telling voters that the petition is “anti-education, anti-poor.”
“None of them are teachers!”
He has a list of districts that oh more in taxes than JCPS that he keeps reading off.
“None of them are teachers!”
He has a list of districts that oh more in taxes than JCPS that he keeps reading off.
Anti-tax group packs up and leaves.
Theresa Camoriano tells me they think they secured at least 1,000 signatures today. That puts them close 30k, she said.
Theresa Camoriano tells me they think they secured at least 1,000 signatures today. That puts them close 30k, she said.
Camoriano:
“I think there’s a big problem in JCPS with bullying. And this is a teacher in JCPS that is being a tremendous bully. We are leaving because we don’t want a problem. And it’s a pity that we can’t exercise our rights because of a bully.”
“I think there’s a big problem in JCPS with bullying. And this is a teacher in JCPS that is being a tremendous bully. We are leaving because we don’t want a problem. And it’s a pity that we can’t exercise our rights because of a bully.”
“He’s complaining that students are getting murdered,” she continues. “Why do students get murdered? Because this is what they’re taught to do.”
Rashad part 1:
Rashad part 2:
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