'They aim to delegitimise elections in the absolute' Influential right-wing campaigners are mobilising a vigilante-style 'army' of poll watchers for US midterms, a move analysts say risks chaos, intimidation and violence
Observers warn of"chaotic election season" as campaigners, including ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon, promote"election denialism" and misinformation to entice thousands of Americans to sign up as observers and challengers for midterms.
Influential right-wing campaigners who endorse Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud are mobilising a vigilante-style "army" of poll watchers for the US midterms, a move analysts say threatens chaos, intimidation and violence. The mobilisation has made the midterms, just two weeks away, the biggest test of the US democratic system since Trump's debunked assertion that the last election was stolen from him.
"We may potentially see tremendous confusion as some voters are prevented from voting, and many challenges during the vote count as these new poll workers and partisan observers challenge results they may not like."'Army of citizens'
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