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The Sunday Story: Election workers under siege

2023/7/2
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Ayesha Rascoe
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Chris Arnold
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D.D. Murphy
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D.D. Peterson
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David Becker
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John Sweet
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Julie Becky
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Nancy Born
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Rod Taylor
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Ayesha Rascoe：对政治的愤怒情绪日益高涨，对选举工作人员构成严重威胁。民众对政治的极端情绪，以及由此产生的暴力行为，对民主制度构成威胁。 Chris Arnold：持续的"选举被窃取"谎言导致对各地选举官员和工作人员的恶意攻击，威胁到民主运作。特朗普及其追随者散布的关于2020年大选舞弊的虚假信息加剧了对选举工作人员的威胁。全美22个州的数千名选举工作人员都受到了威胁、骚扰和恐吓。执法部门在应对选举工作人员的骚扰和威胁方面存在困难，言论自由与威胁行为之间的界限难以界定。一些州正在通过法律来加强对威胁选举工作人员行为的惩罚，并保护他们的个人信息。 D.D. Murphy：俄勒冈州库斯县的选举工作人员面临持续的骚扰和威胁，甚至包括携带武器进入选举办公室。 匿名选举工作人员：多位选举工作人员讲述了他们遭受的尾随、录像、恐吓、死亡威胁以及财产破坏等经历，他们感到极度害怕，并担心自身及家人的安全。 Nancy Born：佐治亚州哥伦布市的选举主任因安全问题而携带武器上班，并有保安护送上下班。 David Becker：选举官员在近三年来一直遭受围攻、威胁、虐待和逮捕。 Rod Taylor：他认为俄勒冈州的选举系统存在问题，但他否认自己威胁过选举工作人员，并表示无法控制个人的行为。他认为"1月6日事件"是一次和平集会。 Julie Becky：持续的骚扰可能会导致优秀的选举工作人员离职。 John Sweet：库斯县的骚扰事件并非个例，而是全国性现象。 D.D. Peterson：呼吁社区成员超越党派分歧，共同努力，维护社区和谐。

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Ayesha Rascoe and Chris Arnold discuss the intense anger and animosity directed at election workers across the US. This anger, fueled by misinformation about the 2020 election, has led to verbal abuse, harassment, and threats against these individuals.
  • Chris Arnold's experience covering a Trump rally in 2019 highlighted the intense anger surrounding politics.
  • The January 6th attack on the Capitol demonstrated the potential for political anger to turn violent.
  • Misinformation about the 2020 election is fueling animosity towards local election officials and workers.

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"They said that they were coming for my family and somebody would have to pay for this."Across the US, election workers say they are being verbally abused, followed, harassed and threatened. Much of this animosity is being driven by misinformation, particularly Donald Trump's ongoing lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.NPR's Chris Arnold reached out to thousands of election workers and heard back from many across 22 states who fear for their safety, the safety of their families and even their pets. In this episode of The Sunday Story, Chris tells Ayesha Rascoe about his investigation—and how the questions he asked led him to a rural county in Oregon, where election workers are beefing up their security and worrying about what's coming in 2024.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)