Take It From a Poll Worker, the System Isn’t Rigged
The People Who Staff Voting Precincts Put Aside Their Opinions So That You Can Express Yours
Recently, Donald Trump issued a typically bombastic call for supporters to go to polling stations and watch for voter fraud, strongly suggesting that the only way he would lose the presidential election would be through Election Day “cheating.” Compared to his other highly publicized campaign trail comments—about women, immigrants, Muslims, and Hillary Clinton—this sentiment appeared relatively unremarkable. Observing polling places is already a pretty common practice.
Though seemingly innocuous, in many ways this suggestion is one of Trump’s most dangerous because its intent is not to preserve the …
