2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation
Warning darkly of a stolen election, Donald J. Trump has called on supporters to turn out in droves on Election Day to monitor polling places, telling them they need to be vigilant against widespread voter fraud and a rigged outcome.
Voter fraud is all too common, and then they criticize us for saying that, he said at a rally Tuesday in Colorado Springs. But take a look at Philadelphia, whats been going on, take a look at Chicago, take a look at St. Louis. Take a look at some of these cities, where you see things happening that are horrendous.
His language has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering.
But as Mr. Trump casts doubt on the integrity of the presidential election, there are no signs of a wave of Trump poll watchers building. Like much else about his campaign, his call to get everybody to go out and watch the polls seems to be a Potemkin effort, with little or no organization behind it.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump%e2%80%99s-call-to-monitor-polls-raises-fears-of-intimidation/ar-AAj7eR4?li=BBnbcA1
underpants
(182,819 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,714 posts)that very many of those overweight middle-aged faux patriots have the guts to show up at polling places in the inner city.
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)anyone within so many feet of a polling place? Maybe it varies place to place. One place I lived had signs up telling these critters to leave people alone, it was illegal to bother them.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,714 posts)Usually it's something like 100 feet, and I don't know of any place where they can actually be inside the polling place (though there might be such places) where they can approach voters. But the idea, apparently, is to stand around outside that place and look menacingly "official." It won't work, of course.
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)birth certificate, whatever, like yeah, right. They're also way too stupid looking to look menacing "official. We can spot them a mile away. And many of them walk stupidly, and can't see their toes.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,714 posts)The only people who are entitled to any information about you are the people who are actually managing the polls, and even they can't have more than the law allows.
Cha
(297,258 posts)Big bully predator.. he does this now. Can imagine what he'f do if.. No, I can't even write that.
gordianot
(15,238 posts)Just how do you monitor an election when you you are an ignorant knuckle dragger Trump supporter and not get reported to the police standing outside the polling place enforcing no electioneering rules? At least that is the way it works where I vote. The nice little elderly Democratic and Republican poll worker volunteer ladies ask you to remove buttons before you go into the booth about as confrontational as it gets.
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)uponit7771
(90,344 posts)... jus sayin