Michigan Republican squirms when reporter confronts her about telling poll workers to 'act like spies'
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan Republican squirms when reporter confronts her about telling poll workers to 'act like spies'

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In a clip shown on CNN on Thursday morning, the chair of the Wayne County Michigan Republican Party was forced to scramble after being confronted by the network's Drew Griffin over her previous advice to poll workers to "act like spies." In the video, when asked about cell phones, Costantino was seen telling workers, "I would say maybe just hide it or something, and maybe hide a small pad and a small pen or something like that because you need to take accurate notes," before responding to concerns about illegality by advising, "That's why you got to do it secretly." Confronted by CNN's Griffin, the GOP leader tried to make light of her training "spy" comments aimed at interfering with voters casting their ballots. RELATED: Michigan GOP officials caught on video urging poll workers to break local election rules Asked about her comments, she paused, before offering, "Well, to kind of reframe it and make it more fun and interesting."

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Michigan GOP officials caught on video urging poll workers to break local election rules
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan GOP officials caught on video urging poll workers to break local election rules

Raw Story  

On Wednesday, CNN reported that local GOP officials in Michigan openly advised election workers to break rules about carrying phones or pens during a Zoom training call ahead of the state's primary in August. "The evening before Michigan's state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers — warning them about 'bad …

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session
2 years, 3 months ago

Michigan GOP leaders encourage rule breaking at poll worker training session

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CNN — The evening before Michigan’s state primary, Wayne County GOP leaders held a Zoom training session for poll workers and partisan observers – warning them about “bad stuff happening” during the election and encouraging them to ignore local election rules barring cell phones and pens from polling places and vote-counting centers. That’s undercover training.” Approached by CNN at the …

‘Karen Was Upset’: Trump Suit Cites Mostly Trivial Complaints By GOP Poll-Watchers
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Karen Was Upset’: Trump Suit Cites Mostly Trivial Complaints By GOP Poll-Watchers

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LOADING ERROR LOADING Late Tuesday, President Donald Trump’s campaign announced a lawsuit focused on “irregularities, incompetence, and unlawful vote counting” in Detroit, a city that helped President-elect Joe Biden win Michigan and the presidency. “The Democrat challengers would say things like ‘Do you feel safe with this near you’ and ‘is this Karen bothering you?’ I believe this was designed …

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