Election Showdown: Thousands of Monitors to Watch the Polls

Democrats and outside watchdog groups are planning a massive presence at polling places on US election day. They are driven by concerns that President Donald Trump will use the vast resources of the federal government to interfere with the midterm elections. Such interference could damage his final two years in office. These groups will not be alone. A large election protection effort on the left is expected to deploy tens of thousands of monitors. They will be met by the largest-ever monitoring programme by the...