How Trump Is Trying to Assert Control Over the Election

What BBN said about it

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe New York Times reports that many election officials fear the Trump administration is laying the groundwork to challenge the November midterm results if they do not favor Republicans.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Times says its White House correspondent, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, has described what the administration is actually doing, and the paper's editors say this touches every voter and the democratic process itself.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWhich means it affects you, it affects me, and it affects the guy at the drive-through who just wants his order right.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI see this as a chance for the whole country to get really engaged.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEngaged! I love an engaged electorate.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficials fear a challenge to the results, and that tells you how closely everybody is going to be watching the count.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExactly, it's civic cardio. Election workers are about to get the best workout of their lives.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd every ballot box in America needs a spotter!

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSpotter. So we're really going to need everyone paying attention to every single ballot. That's what election integrity looks like.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLook, what to watch next is simple: what the administration does, and how the officials respond, as November gets closer.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhatever side you're on, check your voter registration tonight.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCheck it twice. That's the most positive thing anyone has said all hour.