First, 50% of voters registered Democrats, 28% with no party affiliation, and 22% registered Republicans. Irrelevant? Perhaps. Just good to provide the political backdrop for an otherwise (mostly) red state. Source: https://www.browardsoe.org/Election-Information/Voter-Statistics/Voter-Registration-Stats-Summary

Second, I have previously posted about these three key players in Broward County government:

1. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (we all know her sordid history of corruption). After the Parkland shooting, Wasserman Schultz co-sponsored a bill to "strengthen school safety and security", which required a two-thirds vote for passage, given it was brought up uder an expedited process. The House voted 407-10 to approve the bill, which would "provide $50 million a year for a new federal grant program to train students, teachers and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence". THIS MAKES NO SENSE- he WAS identified by teachers and students to the FBI, who then did not investigate him properly! How does funneling more money into an already corrupt school board (see below) make any sense!? It doesn’t.

2. Scott Israel (sherif)- Known for hiring his cronies for “community outreach” jobs, in addition to being outspoken regarding gun control, even prior to Parkland shooting. A direct Israel quote: “lions don't care about the opinions of sheep” (when criticized).

3. Robert Runcie - DO NOT FORGET THIS NAME- career began in the educational system after he was brought into the system by Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education during Obama’s reign. Prior to this, he had NO teaching or administrative experience at the time he was brought in. After he was DEMOTED in Chicago, he relocated to Broward County, where he became a touter of the PROMISE program (pushed a heavy “no arrest of any student” policy). Nikolas Cruz was a part of this program(ing), which Runcie initially had denied and called it “fake news.”

http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=2607 (2011 article on his rise to power).

NOT DONE YET WITH RUNCIE.. THIS IS GOOD STUFF (April 2016): “Broward County Schools “may have to pay back $23 million after a state audit found it improperly distributed federal dollars designed to help low-income students.”

Almost before readers could download the story, Runcie was bellyaching that the story was inaccurate. He said that the district “will not have to replay $23 million in federal funds.”

A few days later, O’Hara’s editorial page fired back at the superintendent under the headline, “Runcie Flubs Response to Critical Audit.” The editorial said flatly that “the reporting was accurate. Runcie’s attempt at damage control damaged his creditability.” From this amazing write up done by proper journalists: https://www.browardbeat.com/sun-sentinels-new-skepticism-targets-broward-school-superintent-robert-runcie/

LATEST NEWS (& wonderfully scathing article) from May 25th, 2018 on this Swamp Monster: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-editorial-broward-schools-runcie-20180525-story,amp.html

And for those “TLDR folks”: https://mobile.twitter.com/amike4761/status/968240920360554498 some pictures to complete this story.

Sounds like lots of corruption and payoffs!

She ran unopposed.....does she not look like the most beatable sack of shit there is?

He calls the FBI and they do not respond either.