>> His supporters here said they plan to go to their local precincts to look for illegal immigrants who may attempt to vote. They are worried that Democrats will load up buses of minorities and take them to vote several times in different areas of the city. Theyāve heard rumors that boxes of Clinton votes are already waiting somewhere.
And if Trump doesnāt win, some are even openly talking about violent rebellion and assassination, as fantastical and unhinged as that may seem.
āIf sheās in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. Thatās how I feel about it,ā Dan Bowman, a 50-year-old contractor, said of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. āWeāre going to have a revolution and take them out of office if thatās what it takes. Thereās going to be a lot of bloodshed. But thatās what itās going to take. . . . I would do whatever I can for my country.ā
He then placed a Trump mask on his face and posed for pictures. <<
And if Trump doesnāt win, some are even openly talking about violent rebellion and assassination, as fantastical and unhinged as that may seem.
āIf sheās in office, I hope we can start a coup. She should be in prison or shot. Thatās how I feel about it,ā Dan Bowman, a 50-year-old contractor, said of Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee. āWeāre going to have a revolution and take them out of office if thatās what it takes. Thereās going to be a lot of bloodshed. But thatās what itās going to take. . . . I would do whatever I can for my country.ā
He then placed a Trump mask on his face and posed for pictures. <<
>> Cullen expects Trumpās warnings about a rigged election to get even uglier in coming weeks, and he fears they will incite violence if Trump loses.
āThatās really scary,ā Cullen said, recounting the violence at Trump rallies around the country leading up to the Republican National Convention. āIn this country, weāve always had recriminations after one side loses. But we havenāt had riots. We havenāt had mobs that act out with violence against supporters of the other side. Thereās no telling what his supporters would be willing to do at the slightest encouragement from their candidate.ā
While voters have certainly questioned election outcomes, it is unprecedented for the nominee of a major party to do so, historians say.
āWhatās really distinct is the candidate himself putting this out front and center as a consistent theme throughout the last part of the campaign, and doing it when thereās no evidence of anything,ā said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University presidential scholar.
.... Trump has recently started encouraging his mostly white supporters to sign up online to be āelection observersā to stop āCrooked Hillary from rigging this election.ā Heās urging them to act as posses of poll watchers in āotherā communities to ensure that things are āon the up and up.ā
āWatch your polling booths,ā he warned.
His supporters are heeding the call.
āTrump said to watch your precincts. Iām going to go, for sure,ā said Steve Webb, a 61-year-old carpenter from Fairfield, Ohio.
āIāll look for . . . well, itās called racial profiling. Mexicans. Syrians. People who canāt speak American,ā he said. āIām going to go right up behind them. Iāll do everything legally. I want to see if they are accountable. Iām not going to do anything illegal. Iām going to make them a little bit nervous.ā << -- Boston Globe
Gullible's Travels. Paranoia strikes deep.āThatās really scary,ā Cullen said, recounting the violence at Trump rallies around the country leading up to the Republican National Convention. āIn this country, weāve always had recriminations after one side loses. But we havenāt had riots. We havenāt had mobs that act out with violence against supporters of the other side. Thereās no telling what his supporters would be willing to do at the slightest encouragement from their candidate.ā
While voters have certainly questioned election outcomes, it is unprecedented for the nominee of a major party to do so, historians say.
āWhatās really distinct is the candidate himself putting this out front and center as a consistent theme throughout the last part of the campaign, and doing it when thereās no evidence of anything,ā said Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University presidential scholar.
.... Trump has recently started encouraging his mostly white supporters to sign up online to be āelection observersā to stop āCrooked Hillary from rigging this election.ā Heās urging them to act as posses of poll watchers in āotherā communities to ensure that things are āon the up and up.ā
āWatch your polling booths,ā he warned.
His supporters are heeding the call.
āTrump said to watch your precincts. Iām going to go, for sure,ā said Steve Webb, a 61-year-old carpenter from Fairfield, Ohio.
āIāll look for . . . well, itās called racial profiling. Mexicans. Syrians. People who canāt speak American,ā he said. āIām going to go right up behind them. Iāll do everything legally. I want to see if they are accountable. Iām not going to do anything illegal. Iām going to make them a little bit nervous.ā << -- Boston Globe
No word on whether this is the photo of the yahoo volunteering to intimidate polling places by grilling everybody on whether they "speak American" ----
