It sounds like something I would strongly support, but looking ahead six years from now, when we have it K-5 in every school in the county, will we be able to afford it?

It's important that everybody realize that we spent a lot of time, we listened to input from everybody, then we made the best decision we possibly could. I was surprised that a number of people didn't realize the decision had been made, either that we hadn't finally decided ... or that we were going back and rethinking everything.

If their message resonated with the public, that could be turned into support from their colleagues.

We are seeing in the numbers he is ahead, but the depth of his support is not as great as it could be, so I think what is going to happen is, they're going to take a look at him and compare him to Gore and see where it all plays out.

Being a former teacher, I have to support a pay raise. I think it's overdue. I would like to see the state's school aid formula changed, but I don't think that's going to happen.

He's doing a good job in terms of grass roots support for the party, but he understands, as we do, nobody's hanging on every word [from] the chair of the Democratic National Committee,