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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Donald Trump warns of 'rigged' election, recruits volunteers to monitor polling places

Fearing a “rigged” election, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is recruiting volunteers to monitor polls on Election Day — prompting voting rights advocates to prepare for fallout and say the real estate mogul’s language already is bordering on voter intimidation.

In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has called on his supporters in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and Ohio to go beyond simply voting on Nov. 8. He is urging them also to be on the lookout for any funny business on Election Day.

A section added to his campaign website explains where people can get more information on how to be a “volunteer Trump Election Observer.”

“I hope you people can sort of not just vote on the 8th — go around and look and watch other polling places and make sure that it’s 100 percent fine,” Mr. Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania this month. He said the only way he would lose the state to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is if cheating occurs.

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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Paranoid?

Anonymous said...

31 cases* of voter fraud in over 851,000,000 votes cast in the last twenty years. This is a completely ridiculous issue.

*8 of those were one guy, trying to vote for Scott Walker (R) multiple times.

Anonymous said...

I just signed up.

Anonymous said...

No bc you dems have a history of cheating.

Anonymous said...

Working up his excuses if he loses. What happened to losing with grace?

Anonymous said...

No, realistic.

Anonymous said...

Lol hillary is DONE.