A civic duty performed by regular folks. Many do so literally in fear for their lives. A reminder to be supportive of their efforts. “On Election Day, as workers tabulate ballots behind new fencing and concrete barriers, drones will patrol the skies overhead, police snipers will perch on rooftops and mounted patrols will stand ready.Across the state, election workers have gone through active-shooter drills and learned to barricade themselves or wield fire hoses to repel armed mobs. At the ready are trauma kits containing tourniquets and bandages designed to pack chest wounds and stanch serious bleeding. Arizona is one epicenter for threats against election officials propelled by years of Donald Trump’s false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Richer and his colleagues have endured intimidation and death threats for not heeding the call by Trump and others to reject the 2020 results. Some have been provided with added security protection. In Colorado, death threats from election deniers have led some county clerks and election officials to have bulletproof vests on hand. Four years of baseless allegations of election fraud have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation among election officials from Atlanta to rural Washington state, transforming the way workers in many parts of the country are approaching the most fundamental of civic duties.” https://www.wsj.com/politics/electi...bf3a3?st=cG8TEF&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Sadly it's not that surprising the some of Trump's supporters who may decide to utilize "Second Amendment solutions" against election officials who actually try to perform their duties and do not buy into Trump's big lie regarding mythical massive election fraud.
Threatening election workers is just the new Trumpy norm. We should all accept this, so that the makeup wearing racist rapist felon can grift more.
It’s stark to see their preparations for Election Day. Snipers, trauma kits, etc. This is in the US. Jan 6th was a wake-up call to take the threats serious
It's really, really ugly. UnAmerican, really. So many death threats to election workers in 2020 ... some had to go into hiding. All just because crybaby Trump claims he was cheated, same as he's been crying for years. You've already got lots of folks on the right claiming that Democrats are preparing to steal this one, too. How do we function like this?
A LOT more should have happened to Rudy Giuliani over what he put those poll workers through in Georgia than a money judgment.
LMAO at this BS coming from the side that burned and looted for months after the George Floyd incident.
Maybe not but I sure didn't see any MAGA hats worn by George Floyd protestors. Oh BTW political sides did have different views about the protests, to say they were not political is just fooling yourselves.
“Threats against election workers have increased since the 2020 presidential election which Donald Trump and his allies falsely claimed to have won. Conspiracy theories about the voting process led to threats against election workers, and culminated in the 6 January 2021 riot at the US Capitol. “People are scared,” says Melissa Kono, the elected town clerk in Burnside, Wisconsin. Ms Howard said the nearly two-fifths of election workers facing threats represent “very concerning numbers”. “Not surprisingly, these threats are leading to election officials leaving the profession,” she said.” ‘People are scared’: US election workers brace for threats - BBC News
Hmmm. Well, Trump supporters would be the best qualified to comment on that....given that Russia helped get Trump elected in 2016.
The deplorables you identify with were protesting fake election fraud lies, which were spread by the liar you support. As part of his criminal conspiracy to overturn an election. Then they committed violence on his behalf. Then, because he's a criminal, your criminal and the political party criminal organization that supports him both repeatedly lied about those (frequently convicted) criminals, going so far as to call them "hostages." The G Floyd protesters assembled to protest racial inequality. Not the lies of some lying scumbag politician. And when some of them behaved violently, and entire political party didn't collectively choose to lie on behalf of those criminal actors. No Democrat is going to argue that you shouldn't go ahead and prosecute the violent ones. Because unlike you Trumpies, we're not criminals or supporters of criminality.
Once again I am LMAO at your hatred and tunnel vision. Orange man bad, MAGA bad Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schiff all truth telling good guys. LMBO.
Yeah, one side was concerned with oppressive policing and a certain segment was busy labeling victims "thugs." While the reactive views were diff among the left/right, the protests were not political. It's yet another big lie.
Weird that even after 8 years you still haven't figured it out. I'll try to help though; when your political hero is a convicted felon, a racist, a rapist, a career fraudster, a conman and an un-American traitor...... then they will absolutely look "bad" compared to other people who are definitely far, far less bad. Want it to be different? Don't have crazy man love for a criminal. It's that easy.
NO ... We've had dozens of death threats against election workers. Just normal Americans trying to do their jobs. That's all. Now they're concern about it happening again. That's really, really ugly stuff. And your only response is 'yeah, well your side burned and looted during the George Floyd riots ...' Seriously?
