A story in the New York Times and Yahoo.com reports supporters for President Donald Trump organized outside a polling station in Fairfax, Virginia and chanted, "Four more years". Officials say the supporters were 100 feet away from the station but they had formed a line, forcing voters to take a longer route to the poll.
Some voters saw the people as protestors and said they, "felt intimidated."
The Coronavirus has upheaved every facet of life, including voting. Some people have chosen to vote by mail rather than risk catching the disease at a polling station. The events of 2020 have even caused some states to have early voting to lessen the lines for the 2020 Election.
There are constantly supporters of candidates meeting outside a polling station. there are laws that say how close they can be. According to reports, these people seemed to be far enough away from where the voting was taking place. Holding a sign, waving to cars, and politely asking someone to vote for a candidate is one thing. Chanting and making something appear to be a demonstration is something else. The people who were chanting and forming lines making someone take a longer route to the poll should have stood silently and held their signs. No one does their candidate any service by shouting or chanting. It would only lead to another confrontation. If someone supporting an opposing candidate see this, what is to stop them from starting a chanting of their own. This will escalate into a shouting match or even a physical confrontation.
There has been too much commotion when it comes to politics. The democratic process practiced in every state, county, city, and town is the envy of every other country on Earth. Keep it civil. Don't turn it into a melee. Quietly support your candidate. Respect the people supporting the other candidate. Do your civic duty and peacefully return to your everyday life.
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