With the U.S. presidential election approaching, many states have launched unprecedented security plans to prevent potential "nightmare scenarios" such as post-election violence.
According to a report by the Washington Post on the 3rd, local officials in many states have stepped up security efforts at election-related locations, including placing snipers on the roofs of important counting centers, setting up emergency buttons for election workers, and deploying drones for aerial surveillance. In addition, law enforcement agencies have also arranged for first-level responders to be on standby and more police patrols.
Currently, the National Guards of Nevada and Washington are ready to deal with possible riots, and states such as Arizona and Pennsylvania have prepared plans for unexpected "situations" during the vote counting. Among them, most voters in Arizona are concentrated in Maricopa County, and security forces are on standby for the possible "worst scenario".
Reports indicate that in Phoenix, Arizona, the ballot counting center located downtown is under 'fortress-like' tight security. The Maricopa County Sheriff has suspended the approval of leave for first responders and mobilized about 200 people to prepare to work around the clock during the election, responsible for monitoring polling places and outdoor ballot drop boxes, and considering deploying snipers if necessary.
Other states in the U.S. have also implemented similar security measures. Hundreds of election offices have reinforced their facilities with bulletproof glass and steel doors and added surveillance equipment, while some areas have provided election workers with protective suits and antidotes to address the threat of 'suspicious powder mail'. In one of the key 'swing states', Georgia, barriers have been installed around the state capitol.
Analysts told the Washington Post that the biggest threat to the election comes from the right-wing 'election denial movement'. In 2020, then-Republican President and this year's candidate Donald Trump refused to acknowledge losing to Democratic presidential candidate Joseph Biden, and the related movement is seen as one of the reasons behind the 'Capitol riot' on January 6, 2021. In recent years, those who do not acknowledge election results have gradually moved from the fringes of the Republican Party to its core.
Damon Hewitt, executive director of the American Civil Rights Lawyers Committee, believes that this year's presidential election presents both 'clear real dangers' and 'substantial monitoring and protection in place'. However, security measures 'should not be this extensive', and we 'should not normalize' it.
According to the final pre-election poll results released by NBC on the 3rd, Trump and Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, are tied at 49% support each, with only 2% of voters indicating they are still undecided. Despite both camps having 'frenzied' campaigning and spending billions of dollars on advertising in recent weeks, their support has only increased by one percentage point from the same poll in October.
According to NBC News, this unusually tight election highlights the strong polarization in today's American politics and society, with a 34-point gender gap in voting tendencies between men and women. Overall, Harris's campaign is boosted by the issue of abortion rights and the enthusiasm of Democratic voters, while Trump has an advantage on economic and cost-of-living issues.
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