Gj sentinel school board candidates9/25/2023 ![]() Division breeds division, Ward explained, as he held signs for these three candidates by the side of the road. Their three Democrat-endorsed opponents - a Democrat, a Republican, and an independent - decided in the last days of the race they may as well band together too. The candidates’ signs were branded differently but all read “Vote Conservative” or “The Conservative Choice.” The candidates were quickly endorsed by local Republicans and a right-wing group fighting vaccine mandates, mask requirements, and critical race theory - none of which is actually present in the district’s schools. A trio of conservatives ran together as a bloc with the same campaign adviser. This was supposed to be a nonpartisan and sleepy election for the three open spots on Mesa County Valley School District 51’s five-member board, which is in charge of hiring a superintendent and establishing the district’s educational “ philosophy, policy and guidelines.” But this year is different. ![]() With races like this much too small for any real polling, a honk and wave also serves as something of a mood gauge: A friendly smile and series of beeps from a passing motorist probably means one vote in the bag when a pickup truck stopped at the intersection revs their engine and blankets you in black exhaust fumes - a “coal roll” - it suggests they’re voting for your opponent. ![]() GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado - Wearing mittens and clutching signs for three school board candidates, Eric Ward stood at a busy intersection on a chilly morning before Election Day, greeting passing cars as part of a “honk and wave” to remind them to vote and to gin up some last-minute enthusiasm.
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