“It is not cheating, it is democracy”: A first-hand look at ballot counting in Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia, the birthplace of American democracy, election officials carry out their duties while facing unfounded attacks on the integrity of the vote by a sitting president. Bill Whitaker reports.
A Republican commissioner helping run the election in Philadelphia, says there is no “corruption” or “cheating,” just “democracy.” Rhetoric to the contrary isn’t just wrong, it’s turned dangerous.
Republican Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt says his office, which runs the vote count, has received death threats. https://t.co/LNXfXwJrbk pic.twitter.com/ouxX0xGhKX
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