Arizona official targeted by election deniers now struggles with PTSD

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Gates is among many election officials whose lives were upended as they became high-profile targets under the false notion that widespread fraud had tainted the 2020 election. It is an idea that continues to be promoted by former president Donald Trump and his allies.

Efforts to forcefully combat these false narratives — including when Gates testified before the House Oversight Committee in October 2021 — are nearly always accompanied with threats and harassment.

Even today, more than two years after the election, it is not unusual for election workers to take different routes to their homes and offices to avoid being tailed, train in de-escalation techniques and bolster their home security systems.

 

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[OneMoreFarang]

It is obvious who denies the reality of the elections and propagates the lies.

Sue him!

[Tug]

The trump lie continues to hurt the country we are paying a heavy price for the trump (administration) or as I call it the trump abomination 

[Credo]

I hate to tell him, but it's not really PTSD -- the 'post' part of this needs to be taken out.  The election deniers are alive and well, and the trauma continues.