Pro-Trump “Vigilantes” Escalate Trump’s Election Lies With Stake Outs at Ballot Drop Boxes

Since Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss, the GOP appears to have formally embraced the “precinct strategy” championed by Steve Bannon, with the Republican National Committee reportedly establishing a network of partisan poll watchers to contest votes in the upcoming midterms. But alongside that more official campaign, something more like a vigilante effort is emerging; the incessant lies about voter fraud in 2020 have also led to less official, citizen-led campaigns across several states to root out supposed cheating. As the New York Times reports, Trump supporters in Arizona and at least nine other states have promoted stakeouts of ballot drop… Read Full Article