When North Carolina held primary campaigns earlier this month, there wasn’t a lot of national interest in the Republican race to overseeing the state’s public-school system. There was a surprise outcome in the GOP contest — conservative activist Michele Morrow upset incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt — but outside of the state, this didn’t generate headlines.
That changed when CNN ran this report.
The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats.
Yes, the Republican nominee to oversee public education in North Carolina, as recently as 2020, said on social media that she wanted to watch Barack Obama’s execution and also suggested killing Joe Biden.
CNN’s report, which has not been independently verified by MSNBC or NBC News, added that Morrow used social media between 2019 and 2021 to also make “disturbing suggestions about executing prominent Democrats for treason, including Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Chuck Schumer and other prominent people such as Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates.”
Morrow also apparently doesn’t much care for public schools, having derided them as “socialism centers” and “indoctrination centers.” The activist, who claims several years of homeschooling experience, has also called for the abolishment of the state Board of Education.
And did I mention that Morrow has also promoted slogans and theories from the QAnon mass delusion? Because she apparently did that, too.
Because Morrow narrowly won her statewide primary, she’ll appear on the same ballot as Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who easily won his statewide primary and is the Republican Party’s gubernatorial nominee.
Robinson, of…
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