GOP planning to disrupt elections

[SpankMe]

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/gop-contest-elections-tapes-00035758

The GOP is implementing "...a multi-pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in Democratic precincts: Install trained recruits as regular poll workers and put them in direct contact with party attorneys."

"...the RNC will hold “workshops” and equip poll workers with a hotline and website developed by Zendesk, a software support company used by online retailers, which will allow them to live-chat with party attorneys on Election Day."

"But election watchdog groups and legal experts say many of these recruits are answering the RNC’s call because they falsely believe fraud was committed in the 2020 election, so installing them as the supposedly unbiased officials who oversee voting at the precinct level could create chaos in such heavily Democratic precincts."

"...the quick-strike networks of lawyers and DAs being created, suggesting that politically motivated poll workers could simply initiate a legal conflict at the polling place that disrupts voting and then use it as a vehicle for rejecting vote counts from that precinct."

"Democratic National Committee spokesperson Ammar Moussa said the DNC “trains poll watchers to help every eligible voter cast a ballot,” but neither the DNC nor the state party trains poll workers. The DNC did help recruit poll workers in 2020 due to a drop-off in older workers amid the pandemic; but he says it is not currently doing so and has never trained poll workers to contest votes."

This is why we'll probably lose big this year and again in '24: The DNC is not responding in-kind to this unprecedented Republican power grab. Dems must recruit and train poll workers and get Dem-friendly lawyers on speed-dial at every location where Repubs are staffing up. We should have a one-for-one defense set up and ready to go. Republicans are going for minority rule. They'll be successful and we'll be screwed.

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I dont disagree with how we could lose if the DNC and the voters dont react

LIKE THEIR VERY LIVES DEPEND ON IT

[Wednesdays]

2. There's NO guarantee we'll "probably lose big this year."

GOTV! GOTV! GOTV!

And when you've done that, then GET OUT THE VOTE!

[usonian]

3. My list of GOTV actions.

I welcome additions.
https://democraticunderground.com/100216380145

[ancianita]

9. Please post this at least once a week here?

[usonian]

11. Due to popular demand (two DU'ers), YES.

FLUSH THEM!

[ancianita]

12. Thank you!!

[OldBaldy1701E]

4. Let me be frank.

The first rethug that interferes with my voting is going to regret it. I will not be intimidated by these animals, even if they are armed. I sincerely hope that any Democrat will feel the same.

[wnylib]

15. Time to post US marshals at some voting precincts.

Not the first time it has been done. Can't recall which presidential election when it was done in the recent past. Seems to me that it was 2004, in Bush Jr's second term campaign.

[llashram]

5. I just can't believe

that OUR PARTY does not understand and is not aware of this. Please quit making our leadership look so weak and clueless. We are not. We do know how to fight. The divisions between Americans have created a readiness for the violent and extra-legal machinations of republiKKKans. W

I just don't get this quote: "they'll be successful and we'll be screwed". What is the point in trying to make us look so weak?

[wnylib]

16. Good question. There seem to be a few posters

on DU who love to write doom and gloom OPs and posts.

It's as if they want to discourage us.

When I encounter such downer posts and OPs, I usually look up the profile.

[W T F]

6. "Live Chat" with GOP attorneys? We can easly hack that form of communication. Just say'n

[Turbineguy]

7. Like in a third-world country

but with more guns.

[ancianita]

13. Lots of video footage will be had by all.

[ancianita]

10. Republicans vote in polls in blue states all the time and know these guys are lying.

[towerbum]

14. republican's are stupid !

just like a military operation - you advertise in the media ! do you think they will advertise we'll counter -attack by telling the media we are going to such & such this & that ?

[lees1975]

18. We have to do something about this in an organized, effective way

or the Republicans will steal everything there is to steal. If they're in charge, voting is meaningless.