
Democrats turn to courts to fight ballot box vigilantes
The Rachel Maddow Show
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Republican State Senator in Arizona, Republican Candidate for Secretary of State in Washington State
In 2020, it was conservative activists targeting black voters in democratic cities in swing states. But in 2022, it's elected officials. Republican State Senator from Arizona calling on more vigilantes to go show up at places where people turn in their mail balance. In that state, in Arizona, people with guns are now in fact camping out at voting sites. The bulwark is reporting on multiple instances in which Republicans are running ads against African-American Democratic candidates by darkening the skin tone of the candidate for the purpose of the attack ad.
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