Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
The effort will train 10,000 volunteers and prepare protests as Democrats brace for possible federal intervention at the polls.
- On Monday, the Association of State Democratic Parties launched the 'New Battlefield Project,' an initiative to train 10,000 volunteers to monitor polling places during November's midterm elections.
- Fears that armed federal officers might appear at polling sites prompted organizers to launch the program, amid concerns regarding potential interference from President Donald Trump's administration.
- Volunteers will wear blue vests at roughly 25% of the nation's 95,000 polling locations, while the project simultaneously promotes 'bank your vote' early-voting campaign and a 'democracy defense network' to track disinformation.
- The Republican National Committee stated it recruited a record number of poll watchers, with spokeswoman Ally Triolo emphasizing the party's mission to 'secure every legal vote' and ensure election trust.
- With the upcoming midterms determining control of both houses of Congress, activists and civil rights groups are preparing for various scenarios, including potential legal challenges and mass protests.
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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections – WTOP News
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up. Activists are planning mass protests if the Trump administration tries to interfere with voting or ballot counting. And...
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How Democrats and activist groups are planning to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
The anxious contingency planning as voting gets underway has become a marker for how fraught democracy has become in the country that once stood as an example to the world.
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Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they’re calling the “New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
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Democrats and activist groups plan to push back if Trump tries to interfere in midterm elections
Democratic state parties announced Monday that they are launching an operation for the midterm elections they're calling the "New Battlefield Project,” intended to recruit 10,000 volunteers to guard polling places in case armed federal officers show up.
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