A handful of Republican presidential candidates hope to boost their bona fides with a prominent conservative parents' rights group this weekend, as the appropriateness of school curriculum and how kids are taught become top priorities for GOP voters.
Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson will attend this weekend's Moms for Liberty conference in Philadelphia.hope to defend parental rightsCritics take a much harsher view -- contending the group is behind a wave of campaigns seeking to curtail content on race, LGBTQ topics and more. Group leaders dispute the argument they spread hate.
Over the past two years, the organization has seen tremendous growth and currently has 300 chapters in 44 states and 120,000 active members, according to Descovich, who said the broadening has been organic and grassroots.Two-hundred and seventy-five of their endorsed school board candidates won last cycle.
A DeSantis aide tells ABC News that the governor's remarks at the national conference will be like those he gave at last year's gathering, in Tampa -- emphasizing what he has done as governor, on education policy, and what he could continue to do as president. Last March, he backed a sweeping ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for some K-12 students through the Parental Rights in Education bill, which supporters said was about letting them decide what their children were exposed to but which opponents labeled as the "Don't Say Gay" law.
Tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy noted that he was "deeply allied" with Moms for Liberty, a group he said shares many values with that of his campaign: emphasis on the nuclear family, parents determining their children's' education and a focus on family as the foundation for American life. "Our focus is going to be on reviving the revival of American national identity, the role of parents in the revival of American national identity and the specifics of how, as ... president, I'll put the power to control or determine their children's education back in the hands of parents rather than the hands of government," he said."As the only mom in the race, and as a strong supporter of liberty, Nikki Haley looks forward to addressing this great gathering.
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