Election workers express safety concerns as Trump unveils plan to monitor polls

[KARAH RUCKER]

WE’RE SIX MONTHS AWAY FROM THE NOVEMBER ELECTION AND RIGHT NOW –

WE’RE IN SORT OF A LULL.

WE’VE KNOWN FOR SOME TIME NOW BIDEN AND TRUMP WILL LIKELY BE THEIR PARTIES’  NOMINEES.

THE PRIMARIES AT THE START OF THE YEAR WEREN’T VERY COMPETITIVE.

AND CAMPAIGN EVENTS HAVE YET TO REALLY GET ROLLING ON EITHER SIDE.

POLLS SHOW AMERICANS AREN’T EXACTLY EXCITED FOR THE 2020 REMATCH.

POLLS ALSO SHOW ELECTION WORKERS AREN’T LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING THE ELECTION EITHER –

AND ARE **CONCERNED FOR THEIR **SAFETY –

GIVEN JUST HOW TENSE THINGS GOT IN 2020.

WE’RE COMING OFF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION WHERE MOST REPUBLICANS BELIEVE IT WAS RIGGED.

ONE RASMUSSEN POLL HAD IT AS HIGH AS 80 PERCENT OF TRUMP VOTERS IN 2020 BELIEVING THERE WAS “SIGNIFICANT CHEATING” THAT IMPACTED THE OUTCOME.

AND THEIR PARTY’S FRONTRUNNER HAS BEEN VOCAL IN SHARING THAT SENTIMENT – CREATING THIS NEW SLOGAN ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL.

[DONALD TRUMP]

“Republicans must win, we want a landslide. We have to win, we have to win so that it’s too big to rig. Too big to rig.”

[KARAH RUCKER]

LOCAL ELECTION OFFICES ARE GROUND ZERO ON ELECTION DAY.

AND ELECTION SKEPTICISM HAS CREATED FOR A CONTENTIOUS ENVIRONMENT OUTSIDE OF LOCAL ELECTION HUBS.

ONE THOUSAND POLL WORKERS WERE ASKED IN A RECENT SURVEY IF THEY’VE EXPERIENCED THREATS OR HARASSMENT ON THE CLOCK –

AND NEARLY 4 OUT OF 10 (38%) SAY THEY HAVE.

MORE THAN HALF (54%) SAY THEY’RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF ELECTION WORKERS THIS YEAR.

AND 62% OF POLL WORKERS SAY THEY BELIEVE POLITICIANS ARE GOING TO TRY AND INTERFERE WITH THEIR BALLOT COUNTING PROCESSES.  

THERE’S ALREADY A SET OF RULES FOR CHECKS AND BALANCES AT ELECTION OFFICES.

THINGS POLL WATCHERS CAN **LEGALLY DO AND **CAN’T DO WHEN ON THE LOOK OUT FOR VOTER FRAUD.

TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN IS LOOKING TO GO AS FAR AS THEY CAN TO HAVE REPUBLICAN WATCHDOGS OVERSEEING A VARIETY OF STEPS IN THE ELECTION PROCESS.

FROM MACHINE TESTING TO MAIL-IN BALLOT PROCESSING.

POLL WATCHERS AND ATTORNEYS PARTNERED WITH TRUMP’S “PROTECT THE VOTE” INITIATIVE WILL HAVE A PRESENCE AT LOCAL POLLING SITES DURING EARLY VOTING, ELECTION DAY, AND POST-ELECTION AUDITS AND RECOUNTS IF NECESSARY.

IN A “PROTECT THE VOTE” PRESS RELEASE FROM THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE –

“the RNC legal team will be working tirelessly to ensure that elections officials follow the rules in administering elections. We will aggressively take them to court if they don’t follow rules or try to change them at the last minute.

THE INITIATIVE – THE RNC SAYS WILL CONSIST OF 100 THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS AND ATTORNEYS ACROSS BATTLEGROUND TERRITORY.

SIX MONTHS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY –

IT’S THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

REMEMBER IT WAS FEELINGS OF A STOLEN ELECTION THAT PROMPTED THE CHAOTIC SCENE OUTSIDE THE CAPITOL ON JANUARY SIXTH.

MEMBERS OF BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES – LOOKING TO PREVENT THAT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.

ELECTION INTEGRITY AND SECURITY – WILL BE AS CLOSELY WATCHED AS THE RESULTS COMING IN COME NOVEMBER FIFTH.