As a tactic to intimidate and silence their political opposition, Democrats and corporate media have for years smeared conservatives as “threats,” whether it be for refusing to buy into Covid fearmongering or for showing up at school board meetings to protest extended school closures. Despite the obvious gambit, some elected Republicans are still allowing Democrats to use their “threat” narrative to suppress election integrity activists’ speech about and participation in the electoral process.
In a “Meet The Press” segment on Sunday, NBC’s Kristen Welker invited several secretaries of state to join her in spreading Democrats’ dishonest “threats against election workers” narrative. And instead of pushing back against the question’s obvious agenda, Welker’s two Republican guests either bought the lie or offered a lame dodge.
“I know that some people just went on to do other things instead of coming back for 2024. But by and large, in Georgia, we’re actually in pretty good shape,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responded. The secretary then touted poll worker recruitment and training efforts in the Peach State, saying these volunteers “understand all the checks, balances, and fail-safes that are in place so you do have a fair, secure, accurate election.”
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Nominal Republican and Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt gave an even worse answer, touting the state’s collusion with federal agencies — including the censorship-prone Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — to target election speech it deems
