Augusta School Board race: Republican dirtbag "Corn Pop" Blanchard goes down

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https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/06/10/gabrielle-berube-pierce-defeats-corn-pop-in-augusta-school-board-race/

Blanchard’s antics, which included recruiting several adults to undress during a school board meeting to protest protections for transgender students and remaining silent while eating popcorn during an allotted public comment period, appear not to have swayed most Augusta voters."

congratulations to Gabrielle Bérubé Pierce!

[marble falls]

1. "Corn Pop" doesn't seem have taken much interest in his own education ...

Some more about MAGAt:

https://themainemonitor.org/corn-pop-could-change-maine-free-speech-rules/

The provocateur, Nicholas Blanchard of Augusta, won the first round of his lawsuit against his local school board after U.S. District Court Judge Stacey Neumann, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, required the city to suspend rules that she called unconstitutional. The lawsuit will continue on the merits of Blanchard’s case. Blanchard has vowed to be at the next board meeting.

Her ruling only directly addresses Augusta, but it may reverberate across Maine. Both municipalities and school boards have sought to tamp down on rancorous discussions using a standard public comment policy crafted by the Maine School Management Association.

The language used in these policies can vary from district to district. Augusta and some other districts use a version included provisions that bar public commenters from discussing gossip and personal matters or using abusive or vulgar language.

Under this policy, Blanchard’s public comments were interrupted by Martha Witham, the chair of the Augusta School Board, repeatedly over the course of 2025. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Free Speech sued the board on Blanchard’s behalf in January, citing First Amendment concerns.