Right-wing commentator and homeschool advocate Bethany Mandel talks with Rolling Stone about her campaign for school board.
, the controversial right-wing pundit, home-schooling advocate, and prolific social media poster, is running for county school board — as a Democrat. a graphic on Tuesday listing her as a Democrat. The move quickly raised eyebrows online, and prompted a community note on X stating, “Bethany Mandel has identified as a Republican numerous times on her personal Twitter account.”she has been a registered Democrat for several years, as a matter of political necessity.
“I think I might hate myself, and my husband definitely hates me, because I don’t have the time for this,” she says, before explaining her thought process: “I sort of saw myself as the sacrificial lamb a little bit. Someone needs to come in. And I have a very large profile, with a lot of name ID. If not me, then who?”
Mandel has six young children, three of whom are of school age. They do not go to school; Mandel educates them herself, and says she will continue to do so even if she manages to win her longshot bid for school board. Separately, Mandel notes, “I went to public school my entire upbringing. And my mom was a single mom.” She adds she taught fifth grade in Cambodia at one point.
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