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newsroom. i m jim acosta live in washington. just 16 days to go until the midterm elections. we are now getting multiple reports of voter intimidation as millions try to cast their ballots early. take a look at these images from mesa, arizona, where armed individuals wearing masks and tactical gear were stopped near a ballot drop box. maricopa county officials calling them, vigilantes, who are disrupting the voting process. the state also getting reports of so-called ballot watchers, who have set up near drop boxes to film and take pictures of people who show up. joining me now, former democratic senator from minnesota and host of the al franken podcast, al fran nk, and cnn political commentator and former special assistant to president george w. bush, scott jennings. let s get straight to it. al, let me start with you. i want to show those pictures again. they are disturbing. this is what a lot of people anticipated, heading into this midterm election cycle, because o ....
Outside of a ballot box in mesa, arizona. al, bwho wants to get out of their car and drop off a ballot when you see these guys? that s their point. this is what this is voter intimidation. this is illegal. this is something republicans have done for a long time and people can t be intimidated. you have to go to the polls, because this is what s at stake, our democracy. and it s our beyond our democracy if they take the house and the first thing they want to do is cut social security and cut mary, what you re seeing right there is the result of this big lie. that s what this is. this is a threat to or ....