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Election Violence Fails to Materialize—So Far

Trump's demand to stop the count fuels the risk of violence, but armed extremists have so far stayed in their bunkers

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Jeff Stein
Nov 05, 2020
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Far right militias and other anti-government and pro-Trump extremists appeared to be staying  home Wednesday, despite the president’s claim that the election was being stolen and his demand that vote counting be halted.

An intense confrontation broke out between partisans at a voting center in Detroit where ballots were being tabulated, with a crowd of t…

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