Margiotta ousted; Democrats win 4 school board seats in Wake [View All]

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Source: Raleigh News and Observer

After a tumultuous two years under Margiotta's control, some voters seemed ready to divert from the Republican path. Although likely to continue to emphasize proximity and continuity in school assignments, as the Margiotta-led board has, a Democratic majority would almost certainly reintroduce the importance of diversity to the system.




Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/12/1559135/democrats-win-four-seats-on-wake.html

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I know that this is a local election, and as such doesn't mean a lot on the national level, but there were a lot of rumors that the Koch brothers were funding the Republicans in the election and the Americans For Prosperity local leader had put $15,000 into the election. I take that people, even in the South, are wising up to the tactics of the GOP and realize they have nothing to offer.