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Donald Trump’s Call to Monitor Polls Raises Fears of Intimidation
NY Times ^ | Oct. 18, 2016 | TRIP GABRIEL

Posted on 10/18/2016 10:52:28 PM PDT by Innovative

Warning darkly of a stolen election, Donald J. Trump has called on supporters to turn out in droves on Election Day to monitor polling places, telling them they need to be vigilant against widespread voter fraud and a rigged outcome.

“Voter fraud is all too common, and then they criticize us for saying that,” he said at a rally Tuesday in Colorado Springs. “But take a look at Philadelphia, what’s been going on, take a look at Chicago, take a look at St. Louis. Take a look at some of these cities, where you see things happening that are horrendous.”

His language has stirred increasing fears of intimidation of minorities inside polling places, where their qualifications to vote could be challenged, or outside, where they would face illegal electioneering.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chicago; philadelphia; stlouis; trump; voterfraud
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Good! Those who are planning to commit voter-fraud, should be intimidated and hope it will keep them from actually committing voter fraud, as they were planning.
1 posted on 10/18/2016 10:52:28 PM PDT by Innovative
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Intimidation is good.


2 posted on 10/18/2016 10:53:41 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: Innovative

Damn monitoring might make the dead people afraid to vote.


3 posted on 10/18/2016 10:54:16 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Innovative

4 posted on 10/18/2016 10:55:15 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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The GOP needs to install cameras outside polling places, and use facial recognition software at all polling places to show each time a person shows up. It shouldn’t be hard, the most difficult part is talking the Pubes into standing for something.


5 posted on 10/18/2016 10:55:35 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts (If Republicans are not prepared to carry on the Revolution of 1776, prepare for a communist takeover)
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To: Innovative

Democrats want the American people disarmed so they can kill them.


6 posted on 10/18/2016 10:59:13 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)
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To: Innovative

The code word is: “dark”.


7 posted on 10/18/2016 11:01:28 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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I’m guessing that you are a Hillary troll. First you post a New York Times article. Then you advocate that Trump supporters should engage in voter intimidation which is a federal crime that carries a prison sentence. Nice try, troll.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/594


8 posted on 10/18/2016 11:01:53 PM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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Poll watchers have been around a long time. This is the NYT trying to gin up an issue where there isn’t one.

It’s all part of Clinton’s “Trump is a bully” meme. Clinton trained and paid people to cause violence at Trump rallies & then Clinton criticized Trump for creating “an environment” - an environment which SHE PAID FOR.

Recall that NY Times executive editor Dean Baquet said he would risk going to jail to get Clinton elected. I sure he has no problem printing lies.


9 posted on 10/18/2016 11:02:27 PM PDT by Ray76
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If you’re going to suggest to the voting public that the election, can turn on fraud, it does no good to do it after the election. Advice regarding what can be done to overcome voter fraud seems a wise precaution.


10 posted on 10/18/2016 11:05:10 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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11 posted on 10/18/2016 11:05:14 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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http://www.unz.com/article/an-obituary-of-the-new-york-times/


12 posted on 10/18/2016 11:07:14 PM PDT by Bogie
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Yeah, remember how closely the NYT covered the voter intimidation reports in 2008?


Oh, that's right. THEY DIDN'T!

13 posted on 10/18/2016 11:08:35 PM PDT by Bratch ("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
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The Nazi loving rag and its pathetic propaganda.


14 posted on 10/18/2016 11:08:57 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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Funny. THe NY Tmes didn’t consider it intimidation when armed black panthers were standing outside polling places in Pennsylvania.


15 posted on 10/18/2016 11:09:09 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (#nevertrump is really #readyforhillary)
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Classic Liberal Media spin: monitoring polling stations to prevent voting fraud is a form intimidation of minority voters.


16 posted on 10/18/2016 11:12:09 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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The thought of fair elections intimidates liberals.


17 posted on 10/18/2016 11:12:10 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Questionable Hillary thinks Putin made me post this!~)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Looks racist to me.


18 posted on 10/18/2016 11:12:11 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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I think you’re misinterpreting, Helo.

OP is saying “Good, let the lawbreakers feel intimidated.”

NYT is saying the usual “raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacism”


19 posted on 10/18/2016 11:21:11 PM PDT by Dr.Deth
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Yup.


20 posted on 10/18/2016 11:24:21 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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