Right-Wing Activists Are Poised To Turn Election Jobs Into Propaganda

[Nevilledog]

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In a podcast last year, the conservative election lawyer and former Trump legal advisor Cleta Mitchell recalled meeting with an activist group and drawing a bullseye to illustrate where they would be most effective: Sure, they could be volunteers criticizing the system from the outside, but the best place to be on Election Day, Mitchell said, was “inside and counting.”

The right has pursued that maxim with gusto. And as 2024 draws nearer, it’s not just right-wing activist groups but also the Republican Party itself seeking to integrate loyal partisans into the United States’ election infrastructure.

The now-familiar concern, of course, is that they’ll continue to lie about election results in an effort to seize power — but, this time, from within America’s election system, and with years of prep time and a competent party bureaucracy behind them.

“We are seeing individuals take advantage of this moment as a way to continue to sow chaos, and to benefit both politically as well as financially,” said Tammy Patrick, senior adviser to the elections team at Democracy Fund.

That starts at the top, with Trump loyalists who’ve lied about election results running for governorships and secretary of state jobs across the country. At the county and local level, officials like Mesa County, Colorado Clerk Tina Peters are under scrutiny for breaching security protocols in order to advance a partisan narrative.

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[Lovie777]

1. It will backfire . ..

They are chaos which chaos will remain within themselves. The sane will vote and feel really good about it.