America's nightmare foretold

President Trump made it clear at the debate that he’ll continue to call the results fraudulent — and contest the outcome in key states — no matter how wide the margin. That’ll be amplified by a massive amount of disinformation, even though the platforms are trying to curtail it…

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Election officials, especially in areas with significant minority voting populations, need to prepare for an increased danger of “rogue Trump supporters taking matters into their own hands,” said Rick Hasen, a national election law expert at UC Irvine…

Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, told Axios: “The president’s statements, in combination with real activity on the ground in Philadelphia, has us sounding an alarm today and escalating our efforts to understand what’s happening.”

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon told Axios: “What is distressing about the president’s remarks is I fear his supporters will take it upon themselves to mobilize large numbers to go to the polls” as poll watchers.

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