News reports claim Trump allies use 'voter suppression' tactics
WASHINGTON _ Media reports of possible voter-suppression activity involving groups that support Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump have swelled concerns about widespread voter intimidation in the November general election.
Trump has repeatedly excited his base with charges about a "rigged" election and he has claimed that reporters and Democratic political operatives are in cahoots against him.
On Thursday morning, Bloomberg News quoted a senior campaign official from "inside the Trump bunker" as saying, "We have three major voter suppression operations under way" to discourage voting among three Democratic-leaning groups: "white liberals," young women and African-Americans.
The report came amid other recent revelations of grass-roots volunteers orchestrating exit polling and monitoring at polling places in major cities and swing states nationwide.
One such plan comes from Trump ally Roger Stone's group, Stop the Steal, a tax-exempt political organization that promoted claims that Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is trying to "cheat" or rig November's election.
The Guardian reported last week that Stop the Steal will be active across the country on Election Day. Stone told The Guardian that nearly 1,300 people _ all volunteers from Citizens for Trump _ will do exit polling in cities like Charlotte, Detroit, Cleveland and Las Vegas.
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