Education Sec. Betsy DeVos is becoming a lightning rod for Democrats on the 2020 campaign trail.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren calls Betsy DeVos the"worst secretary of education we've seen." Sen. Amy Klobuchar says DeVos"shouldn't be in her job." Beto O'Rourke's take on DeVos:"We can do better."
So far at least six candidates have publicly opposed DeVos, often as they offer their own pledges to support public schools and raise pay for teachers across the country. Others who have taken jabs include former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana. In Fredericksburg, Virginia, O'Rourke recently drew cheers when he asked,"Do you all think that we can do better than Betsy DeVos as secretary of education?" He answered,"I do, too."
Candidates have taken aim at the secretary as the nation's two major teachers unions begin deciding who will get their endorsements. Both the National Education Association, which claims 3.2 million members, and the American Federation of Teachers, with 1.7 million, are seen as powerful political forces and recently began vetting candidates.
One ad from Democratic supporters in Maryland accused Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of having"similar views" to DeVos, saying it posed"a big problem for Maryland students." During O'Rourke's Senate bid in Texas, he released an ad saying his opponent, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz,"was the deciding vote in putting Betsy DeVos in charge of our children's public education.
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