Gookin: Why Challengers Won

The dust has settled on Tuesday’s School District 271 election. Let the Wednesday morning quarterbacking begin. I am not immune from this practice. First, I think it’s wonderful that for the first time in about 20 years, we have a School Board that is 100 percent elected, not appointed. That’s a marvelous thing. Second, the reason the challengers won Tuesday is simple: They received more votes. Third, they received more votes because the current school board is unpopular. Too much change too quickly and without transparency led to a great amount of frustration among the parents and general public/ Councilman Dan Gookin , Coeur d’Alene Press Online. More here.

Question: Do you agree/disagree with Gookin’s analysis?