According to the Education Intelligence Agency, National Education Association members aren’t too fired up about the upcoming presidential election.
The NEA conducts a survey at the end of every year to get a feel for members and activists’ political energy. GBA Strategies conducted the survey for the NEA at the end of 2011, and “came to the simple conclusion that while a significant majority of NEA members supported the re-election of the President, they are not energized for the election. The firm recommended more work be done to mobilize the union membership ‘even if it means concentrating on educating them about how bad the alternative is.”
Attempts to mobilize and garner enthusiasm for the current president were on full display at this year’s annual NEA convention in Washington, D.C. But that didn’t stop NEA members who disagree with Obama from making their voices heard.