jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 3 years agoTrump and the RNC say they will recruit 100,000 poll watchers. Experts are skepticalwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11
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minus-squareTheJims@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 years agoRepublicans are using poll watcher as code word for violent voter intimidation.
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 years agoI was thinking, if these people were intimidating voters then the police might be called. Knowing the police, it might just make things worse.
minus-squareTheJims@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·3 years agoIOKIYAR It’s ok if you’re a republican
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 years agoThey won’t be the only ones watching.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years ago They won’t be the only ones watching. Hopefully. I’ve seen reports that long time poll workers have been deciding not to do it this year, in part because of the negative pressure and threats from the MAGAts.
Republicans are using poll watcher as code word for violent voter intimidation.
I was thinking, if these people were intimidating voters then the police might be called. Knowing the police, it might just make things worse.
IOKIYAR
It’s ok if you’re a republican
They won’t be the only ones watching.
Hopefully.
I’ve seen reports that long time poll workers have been deciding not to do it this year, in part because of the negative pressure and threats from the MAGAts.