MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
A group of Trump supporters waving campaign flags disrupted the second day of early voting in Fairfax, Va., on Saturday, chanting “four more years” as voters entered a polling location and, at one point, forming a line that voters had to walk around outside the site.
County election officials eventually were forced to open up a larger portion of the Fairfax County Government Center to allow voters to wait inside away from the Trump enthusiasts.
Election officials said that the group stayed about 100 feet from the entrance to the building and, contrary to posts on social media, were not directly blocking access to the building. But they acknowledged that some voters and polling staff members felt intimidated by what some saw as protesters.
“Citizens coming into and leaving the building did have to go by them,” Gary Scott, the general registrar of Fairfax County, said in a statement. “Those voters who were in line outside of the building were moved inside and we continued operations. Some voters, and elections staff, did feel intimidated by the crowd and we did provide escorts past the group. One of the escorts was the county executive.
Comments
I plan to vote early in Virginia as soon as the early-bird rush is over. If there are trumpers waving flags at me it will only make me happier with that decision. It would certainly not make me afraid to vote. I can certainly understand how other people, such as black, brown, and even Asian people might be intimidated in a situation like that though.
However, early voting has GOT to be better than doing it on the 3rd. I sent for a mail-in ballot, which just came yesterday. I can take it to the Registrar's office and vote there early. Judging by my own experience with awful mail service I do not trust it at all with my vote.
by CVille Dem on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 3:18pm
Saw a recent Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article with pics that Wisconsin is doing the drop boxes thing.
So I searched for that on Twitter and instead I found much better, this list:
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 3:51pm
Is probably counter productive:
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/20/2020 - 3:54pm