1/6 Across the country, poll workers and election officials put their lives on the line for Democracy in the middle of a deadly pandemic and a time of unprecedented division.
Honor them. This is what Democracy looks like.
Honor them. This is what Democracy looks like.
2/6 Already, COVID-19 spikes are occurring across the nation.
This thread highlights just some of what poll workers and election officials have faced from the pandemic in this tumultuous time.
This is what Democracy looks like.
This thread highlights just some of what poll workers and election officials have faced from the pandemic in this tumultuous time.
This is what Democracy looks like.
https://twitter.com/brikeilarcnn/status/1324939135283572736?s=20
3/6 Trump "won" a lawsuit allowing him to move GOP poll watchers from 10 feet away to 6 feet -- in the middle of a pandemic.
They kept counting.
This is what Democracy looks like. philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/phi…
They kept counting.
This is what Democracy looks like. philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/11/05/phi…
4/6 Protesters, whipped up by Trump, stormed vote counting sites in multiple states, some to stop the count, others labeling themselves poll watchers, preventing actual poll watchers from doing their work. Most didn't wear masks.
They kept counting.
apnews.com/article/trump-…
They kept counting.
apnews.com/article/trump-…
5/6 Two men were arrested on their way to a Philadelphia vote center, their car covered with QAnon paraphernalia, toting an AR-15 & other weapons, after police were warned of an attempt to attack the center.
They kept counting.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2…
They kept counting.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2…
6/6 Americans, Democrat and Republican and Independent, put their lives on the line to ensure the count.
To ensure our voices were heard.
Thank them.
This is what Democracy looks like.
To ensure our voices were heard.
Thank them.
This is what Democracy looks like.
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