Here in New York, we have an amusing report from an actual Senate candidate of blatant attempts at voter intimidation and fraud.
Wendy Long, running against Kirsten Gillibrand, went in to vote... and had a poll worker take the ballot out of her hand, look at it (which they're not supposed to do at all!), and then tell her the machine won't accept it... because she hadn't filled in all the 'D' circles.
Let me see if I have this straight: A poll worker is telling an actual Republican US SENATE CANDIDATE that her ballot is invalid unless she votes a straight slate of the other party?
There have also been reports from Pennsylvania of duly-appointed election monitors forced away from the polling places at gunpoint.
Yeah. Congratulations, the Chicago Way of Stealing Elections works. Vote early, vote often, and make sure the other party doesn't get a vote.
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Wendy Long, running against Kirsten Gillibrand, went in to vote... and had a poll worker take the ballot out of her hand, look at it (which they're not supposed to do at all!), and then tell her the machine won't accept it... because she hadn't filled in all the 'D' circles.
Let me see if I have this straight: A poll worker is telling an actual Republican US SENATE CANDIDATE that her ballot is invalid unless she votes a straight slate of the other party?
There have also been reports from Pennsylvania of duly-appointed election monitors forced away from the polling places at gunpoint.
Yeah. Congratulations, the Chicago Way of Stealing Elections works. Vote early, vote often, and make sure the other party doesn't get a vote.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.