Moms for Liberty has no intention of slowing down after a slate of losses in last week’s elections.
The extremist group endorsed candidates in school board elections across the country, spending big on those who vowed to advance their so-called “war on woke,” which includes ridding schools of mask mandates, critical race theory and academic material regarding gender and sexual identity. But voters rejected the group’s ultra-conservative agenda, electing moderates and Democrats instead in a majority of races.
In the aftermath of Moms for Liberty’s defeat, the group is gearing up to spend even more money and recruit more candidates for 2024.
Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice touted last week’s election as a big victory during an appearance on a conservative podcast Tuesday and assured Moms for Liberty supporters that it was “just the beginning.”
“I’m excited for 2024 because we’re going to take all the things that we’re learning and we’re going to turn them into better options and better resources for parents and community members who are running for office,” she told conservative commentator Tyler O’Neil.
Justice chalked this year’s losses up to fierce competition with teachers unions, who see the group as a looming threat, according to Ohio Federation of Teachers president Melissa Cropper.
As Mom’s for Liberty promotes their new gameplan for 2024, Ohio teachers are focusing on combating the group’s efforts. Cropper said schools in Ohio are facing a crisis in teacher recruitment and retention, partly due to intimidation from Moms for Liberty. She also said students face great barriers, like housing insecurity and food insecurity outside of the classroom that teachers feel an obligation to address.
“So, they can try to run on this platform of parental choice and I think these elections will just show again that parents are choosing school board candidates who are focusing on the real issues and not culture war issues,”…
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