A Ray of Hope?

On Tuesday voters in next-door Wake County rendered a second opinion on the reactionary school board they elected two years ago. Though Democrats have not yet regained control of the board, they now hold four of nine seats with the strong possibility of adding the fifth in a forthcoming run-off election. The new members will bring a commitment to ensuring student diversity throughout the district and restoring integrity to the board.

Voter turnout on Tuesday doubled the numbers from 2009, when the current contentious board was elected. A harbinger of things to come?

I hope so. I hope that reasonable people who didn't vote last time will see just how extreme many of our newly elected officials are. This was the case in Wake County; perhaps the rest of the country will follow its lead.