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Last edited Wed Nov 4, 2020, 05:32 PM - Edit history (1)
**On edit** It's a little too little, it's a little too late! https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214446863
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn
Brook Brothers riot at central count location in Detroit. Meanwhile mostly white poll challengers inside the area are chanting "stop the count"
Bisma Parvez @BismaPar
Replying to @BismaPar
Poll challengers began pounding on the windows at the Central Counting Board so now officials are taping up the windows. Reporting with @BridgeDet313
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn
If political leaders tell supporters that there is massive fraud going on, some might actually believe those claims and disrupt legitimate and legal democratic processes.
Kayla Ruble @RubleKB
A Detroit elections officials attempting to deescalating an increasingly tense situation outside the ballot count at TCF Center. republican and democratic challenger limits are at capacity but Republican supporters are not accepting the explanation.
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3:32 PM · Nov 4, 2020
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Steve Patterson @PattersonNBC
#BREAKING: Large, animated crush of stop the count protestors trying to push their way into TCF hall in #Detroit where ballots are being counted.
Theyre being blocked by guards at the door.
Pizza boxes are pushed against the window to obstruct view. Its tense. @NBCNews
3:28 PM · Nov 4, 2020
Really???? After 4 fucking years of Trump, we're back to the anti-democratic nonsense of 2-fucking-thousand???
dalton99a
(81,068 posts)Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Reporter (Miguel something) talking about how tense the atmosphere is.
He sounded shaken.
BannonsLiver
(16,162 posts)I saw no indication of that on CNN.
GaYellowDawg
(4,443 posts)Police need to pretend that they're BLM protestors and taze/gas the fuck out of them.
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)MissB
(15,800 posts)Botany
(70,291 posts)This is what is needed.
doc03
(35,148 posts)Proud liberal 80
(4,167 posts)This looks more like a Walmart Cousins Riot...
doc03
(35,148 posts)matter if time till Trump sends them in.
LW1977
(1,227 posts)C_U_L8R
(44,894 posts)Before it was to protest a recount, now they are saying don't count any votes. What fuckers.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)apnu
(8,722 posts)Bussed in Republicans yelling to stop counting votes.
brooklynite
(93,863 posts)MI has a Democratic Governor, Democratic Sec of State and Democratic Attorney General
roamer65
(36,739 posts)NoMoreRepugs
(9,260 posts)H2O Man
(73,323 posts)Thanks for this. It's important. It is not a real threat yet -- these Pilsbury Doughboys are pathetic. But it is a call to their more violent cult members.
dalton99a
(81,068 posts)Dennis Donovan
(18,770 posts)They don't have a cent of equity in them.
gollygee
(22,336 posts)for trying to disrupt an election.
Dem2
(8,166 posts)It's Biden's state.