Police, experts monitoring extremist groups to see if poll watchers try to disrupt voting

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: USA Today

The potential for disruption and violence at polling sites has perhaps never been greater as voters cast their ballots for president Tuesday amid a global pandemic and threats of civil unrest.

President Donald Trump, who has falsely claimed voter fraud is widespread, has called for an army of poll watchers to ensure the election is fair. Right-wing extremist groups have signaled they plan to heed the call. Left-wing groups have vowed to confront people they believe are engaged in voter suppression.

Extremist groups are planning actions in key states, including Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, which has been tracking extremists on social media. Those states, along with Georgia and Oregon, face the highest risk of election-related activity by armed vigilante groups, according to a report by MilitiaWatch and the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project.

But how that will play out Tuesday is unclear. “Much of the chatter among the unlawful militias is now in a little bit (of) dissent about whether it is wise to deploy to polling places,” said Mary McCord, legal director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University, in a videoconference Monday.

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Good thing Oregon is a vote by mail state. Still I hope none of these RWNJs decides to destroy a drop box.

[mr_lebowski]

1. "Deploy" to polling places?

Get the fuck out of here with that bullshit ...

DEPLOY

Oh please ...

[onetexan]

6. their idea of deploy is "hey..uh...we gonna go harrass some Dems voters today or not?"

[mr_lebowski]

7. I can totally imagine them being all ...

We're gonna rendezvous 2 clicks South-South-East of the F.O.B. in the Bluebell Elementary parking lot at oh-eleven hundred hours and proceed to intercept the targets blah blah blah

Ya know, because these dipshits think they're some actual, official outfit, so they need to talk like it

[Aristus]

8. I read a book once about the white supremacy movement in Washington State.

Yes, we have them. I wish they’d fuck off to Idaho or someplace.

The leader of one group called his house ‘Alpha-Base’ because he liked the sound of it.

It’s so pathetically juvenile, I don’t even have the words...

[DFW]

2. And let the world be witness

ALL voting disruptions, intimidations suppressions etc are being committed by Republicans and their sympathizers. ALL of them. Not 50%, not 75%, not 90%, but 100%. It is a statement of the poverty of their appeal.

[Wicked Blue]

3. Police? Like foxes monitoring the henhouse. nt

[2naSalit]

11. In many cases. ...nt

[Jirel]

4. Some areas in TX are well-prepared and monitoring polls through the day.

My husband and I are doing that locally. So far, no BS, but will be checking back until polls close.

[JudyM]

5. Volunteering as a poll watcher, so far things are quiet.

[minidriver]

9. Even in suburban extreme RED TX

there were a bunch of maggots setting up their intimidation "observation" posts at the entrances (outside of the 150ft limit) and across the street to the voting place parking lots around here.

Good think I voted back on the 19th.

[Tommymac]

10. I would have expected things to be quiet before 5PM

The Proud BoogieWoogie Hate Boys had to work.

Then pound a few...