Oct 16, 2026 · 57 min · 10 segments
Jimmy Glover is on the ballot for the Sarasota School Board, and he joins Cathy Antunes to discuss his candidacy. There has been a lot of Sarasota school board drama in recent years. What does Glover…
Jimmy GloverGuest
Like I said, we talked earlier about, you know, it's too much of this Democrat, Republican.
so interesting that you say that because there was – I was recently on a panel and they said if you could change one thing – that you think would transform politics? What would that be? And, you know, I said, and Citizens United, because I'm very focused on dark money, but I think if we got rid of party labels across all elections so that the ballot simply had the name of the candidate and it was not classifying people I think that would be a real game changer.
I got to, you know, as an independent for 34 years, I'm currently a registered Democrat.
although I would say these days if you're concerned about democracy, it's pretty clear that the Democratic Party is, you know, the place where I see a commitment to democracy and the Republican Party I find extremely concerning.
But I don't see why the majority of people in this country or the fastest growing group are independents.
And our tax dollars pay for primaries that are in the interests of parties and that we can't vote in.
And I don't see why I should be funding a primary as an independent and not being able to vote in that primary.
So, yeah, to your point about school board elections, and, you know, they tried to make them partisan in Florida, and they lost on that account.
I find that whoever wins this district one seat, that the person sitting there now has been, in my mind, Bridget Ziegler, without question, the most divisive figure on the school board, but that division of she brought to the nation, you know.
Like I said, we talked earlier about, you know, it's too much of this Democrat, Republican.
so interesting that you say that because there was – I was recently on a panel and they said if you could change one thing – that you think would transform politics? What would that be? And, you know, I said, and Citizens United, because I'm very focused on dark money, but I think if we got rid of party labels across all elections so that the ballot simply had the name of the candidate and it was not classifying people I think that would be a real game changer.
I got to, you know, as an independent for 34 years, I'm currently a registered Democrat.
although I would say these days if you're concerned about democracy, it's pretty clear that the Democratic Party is, you know, the place where I see a commitment to democracy and the Republican Party I find extremely concerning.
But I don't see why the majority of people in this country or the fastest growing group are independents.
And our tax dollars pay for primaries that are in the interests of parties and that we can't vote in.
And I don't see why I should be funding a primary as an independent and not being able to vote in that primary.
So, yeah, to your point about school board elections, and, you know, they tried to make them partisan in Florida, and they lost on that account.
I find that whoever wins this district one seat, that the person sitting there now has been, in my mind, Bridget Ziegler, without question, the most divisive figure on the school board, but that division of she brought to the nation, you know.
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