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Food for thought about the 2012 Election | Reflections on Teaching

Food for thought about the 2012 Election | Reflections on Teaching

Food for thought about the 2012 Election

Many educators are not happy with President Obama, most especially his education policy, and Secretary of Education Arnie Duncan. The conventional wisdom is they will “triangulating” (moving to the center) for the 2012 re-election campaign. Daily Kos has a piece analyzing the numbers, and arguing that he would do better to shore up his base of support, Daily Kos: 2012: Why President Obama needs to cover his base to win re-election.

As we know, there were many educators who were active in Obama’s last campaign, that are no longer