For sure the public doesn't understand what removing the DoE would mean. I don't know if it is because Republicans do a horrible job explaining things, or if it's the lack of media support to sell it.
For sure the public doesn't understand what removing the DoE would mean. I don't know if it is because Republicans do a horrible job explaining things, or if it's the lack of media support to sell it.
DoE definitely should go, and I think it would even be politically feasible if people understood that would mean more local control over schools. But most people think DoE == public schools, so even abolishing DoE scares away most people.
Yes, it has been a Republican talking point for years (much like repeal Roe v. Wade), but I think it is merely a ploy to fire up the base; they will never actually deliver on it since it is politically unpopular. I try to stop listening to what politicians say they will do and focus on what they actually do. Republicans seem to focus instead on pandering to corporate interests when they achieve power.