The woke mathbook fiasco may puncture the Desantis balloon.

[yellowcanine]

Nothing kills a presidential boomlet like becoming a laughing stock.

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Consider That We're Talking About Floriduh Here

Their state is already pretty much a laughing stock, but that doesn't seem to bother the majority of it's residents.

[Tommy Carcetti]

6. Biden only lost by 3% here.

Desantis only won by about 30,000 votes total.

Also it's "its residents."

[paleotn]

8. Use to be a purple swing state.

It will be interesting to see what Covid did to the balance of the FL electorate.

[lagomorph777]

2. Being a laughingstock is a requirement for membership in the GQP.

He'll be fine.

[Tickle]

3. I don't think he is a laughing stock

From what I've been reading even democrats are supporting some of his policies.

[DonCoquixote]

9. you must have avoided

the democrats that had their votes taken in the last gerrymandering scheme,
or those that oppose his abortion bans
or those at Disney that see him waste taxpayers dollars just to show how tough he is on gays
or that he is making a private police forces to steal the next election

if these democrat's are supporting this
than they are some DUMB democrat's
if democrats at all.

[Effete Snob]

4. What makes you believe this has any effect with GOP voters?

[MN2theMax]

5. I just heard it suggested that he may be doing this...

for ulterior motives. Who does he know who publishes textbooks? Does he own part of or have stock in a textbook publisher? Is one of his big donors a textbook publisher? If your state trashes the 40% of the math textbooks, then they have to buy new textbooks. Something today that made me go "hmmmm."

[Mr.Bill]

7. Textbook companies should sue him

for what he is saying about their books.

[AZProgressive]

10. There is only 1 textbook left for them

As DeSantis administration rejects textbooks, only one publisher allowed for K-5 math classes in Florida

Historically, when Florida school districts reevaluate which math instructional materials they will use, they have had more than one publisher to choose from.

Now, the only publisher approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education for K-5 mathematics is Accelerate Learning, a company out of Houston, Texas.

“In the subject area as large as mathematics for grades K through five, it is unusual for there only to be one publisher to choose from," said Billy Epting, assistant superintendent for academic services for Leon County Schools.

(Snip)

The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, acquired Accelerate Learning on Dec. 20, 2018, according to the firm's website.

During that time, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin was the co-CEO of the firm. After 25 years with the company, Youngkin resigned in 2020 to run for office in Virginia.


https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2022/04/19/desantis-textbooks-florida-woke-one-publisher-allowed-k-5-math-classes/7357965001/

[Skittles]

11. yes

something is going on besides his usual performances for the cult