jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agoTrump and the RNC say they will recruit 100,000 poll watchers. Experts are skepticalwww.usatoday.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1167arrow-down12
arrow-up1165arrow-down1external-linkTrump and the RNC say they will recruit 100,000 poll watchers. Experts are skepticalwww.usatoday.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareTheJims@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42arrow-down1·8 months agoRepublicans are using poll watcher as code word for violent voter intimidation.
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·8 months 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-up5arrow-down2·8 months agoIOKIYAR It’s ok if you’re a republican
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoThey won’t be the only ones watching.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months 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.