Anderson County Republican Chair Myra Mansfield just admitted what we’ve suspected all along: Republicans don’t think school boards exist to serve students.

They said the quiet part out loud. Public schools aren’t here for politicians. They exist to educate our kids. If Republicans don’t believe that, they don’t belong anywhere near our schools.

I walked out of Democratic HQ feeling exhausted, frustrated, and mad. So many people are already talking like we’ve lost. But we haven’t.

We knew this was coming. It’s scary—but that’s exactly why we can’t give up. We’re just two weeks in—way yonder too early to throw in the towel.