Groups invest in campaign to ‘move on from Moms for Liberty’

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The Equality Florida Political Action Committee and the Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund announced $250,000 for mailers backing 'pro-equality, pro-academic freedom' school board candidates across eight Florida counties, aiming to reach more than 200,000 voters with 300,000 pieces of mail.

The push comes as reporting indicates Moms for Liberty, the Florida-founded group closely tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis' school board push, has not invested in any races this cycle amid resignations and chapter dissolutions, though it still lists nine endorsements, several outdated. DeSantis-backed candidates won most races in 2022, but his 2024 endorsement record was mixed, with 11 of 24 losing in primaries.

Equality Florida's PAC director said the effort aims to 'fire Moms for Liberty' and 'get politics out of our classrooms,' while an additional $150,000 is earmarked for digital ads and voter contact.

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Spending a quarter million dollars to defeat an opponent that reportedly isn't spending anything is either a savvy pre-emptive strike or proof that the culture war needs a villain even after the villain leaves the stage. Either way, the mailers will arrive regardless of whether anyone's still fighting back.

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