Edison GOP Backs 'Nonpartisan' School Board Candidates - Nothing to see here, it's Nonpartisan

 Well, saw this in the Edison Metuchen Patch here and kind of laughed. See, well there you go - it's Nonpartisan.

For Schneider, a registered Democrat, the endorsement reflects shared values in education and fiscal responsibility. He also noted that Rivera is a Democrat Committee person in District 24.

'It shows that people in town are looking  at the candidates themselves and not the political parties. It reflects shared values as it relates to education and the stewardship of tax dollars. It should never be partisan,' Schneder said.

'I'm proud to get any endorsement, to be honest, with you, and this one in particular, because it shows there are people out there that truly are just looking at candidates and not party.'

Schneider also dismissed all talk of partisanship creeping into the election.

'Some years ago when the Board of Ed moved their election from April to November, I think it gave people the perception that it's more political than it should be. But this is a a bipartisan ticket and is not necessarily aligned in the way that other elections are.'

So says the guy who aligned himself with Mayor Sam 'the Big Lie' Joshi to get elected the first time and now the the Edison GOP to get reelected.

So says the guy who has one of the worst records in solving the Overcrowding (along with Shi) and spent most of his inept Leadership time fighting with his competitor in this election, Jerry 'ReferenDumb' Shi for political control of the Board and pissing away all that state aid money on their piecemeal plan that won't solve the Overcrowding problem.

Wait, it gets better - Hahn said the endorsement was all about supporting the best candidate for the job. 'Two of the three people that I'm endorsing are Democrats. So the endorsement is nonpartisan, It;'s really about who we think is gonna  represent the district best and look out for the interest of the children,' Hahn said.

Hahn also noted that last year, he had supported candidate Jerry Shi for a BOE seat.

Good thing Hahn (and Lugo to Boot) don't dance with them who brought them. It must make Shi's day.

What's not mentioned in this piece is that both Schneider & Shi both haven't filed their NJ Elec reports to disclose how they're and who's funding their campaigns and I guess that makes it a nonpartisan Democratic thing since Joshi hasn't filed his since the 2nd qtr. of 2023.

Perhaps this piece is best summed up by a quote form Micah Rasmussen, director of Rider University's Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics - 'I do think if a candidate is trying to respect the nonpartisan nature of the school board, they probably want to steer clear of a party's help. But having said that, again there's no prohibition against it.'

Guess Schneider and Shi don't quite respect the nonpartisan nature of the school board:

Don't be foolish and rely on political party endorsements in a politically-corrupt town - Schneider and Shi both have Leadership records on the Board, and they're both bad. 

Anyhoo, it's a political cesspool over there on Mythomania Lane created by both Shi and Schneider and if you don't start cleaning that mess up by kicking Schneider and Rivera to the curb and Not letting Shi back on Nov. 5th - you'll regret it later on.