Thread by @adamjohnsonNYC

56% of parents support remote learning if conditions warrant, those opposed tend to be whiter and wealthier. “Parents” vs teachers union is a bogus political narrative not backed by polling but rather a vague impression brought on by professional media groupthink

https://twitter.com/wsbgnl/status/1481456022669574144

This isn’t to say of course there isn’t a meaningful bloc of parents angered by teachers unions, but note how the 56% sympathetic to their position are not given first person essays in major media outlets. Ask yourself why. Why did “parents” morph into “parents upset w/ unions”?

The constant refrain that temporary school closures will harm dems in the midterms is to be read less as a prediction and more as an extortion demand. The narrative will cement itself largely because it’s repeated nonstop and health measures are being demagogued by both parties

The loneliest place to be in the politics is on the wrong side of a “bipartisan consensus” and the bipartisan consensus right now is to discipline labor with teachers being a core labor constituency that needs disciplining lest workers set a precedent for safety demands.

Slight correction in my favor: 62% of parents, 56% of adults more generally