Voter Intimidation

Earlier in the month I wrote about governor DeDsantis using police to question voters who signed the petition for the abortion ballot question. The voter felt intimidated with the police checking them. Now we have another case of voter intimidation this time by the police!

Ohio sheriff suggests residents keep a list of homes with Harris yard signs
Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski used anti-immigrant rhetoric and denounced both the vice president and her supporters.
NBC News
By Raquel Coronell Uribe
September 16, 2024

A sheriff in Ohio who made disparaging remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris and immigrants on social media suggested that residents compile a list of addresses where they see yard signs in support of the Democratic presidential nominee.

In a public Facebook post Friday, Portage County Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski used anti-immigrant rhetoric and denounced both Harris and her supporters.

"When people ask me...What’s gonna happen if the Flip — Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say...write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards! Sooo...when the Illegal human ‘Locust’ (which she supports!) Need places to live...We’ll already have the addresses of the their New families...who supported their arrival!" the post said.

What racist language! What intimidation to suppress voter’s First Amendment rights!

The post Zuchowski shared also included TV images mentioning Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio — towns that have become flashpoints in the immigration debate.

To me this sounds like the sheriff is stirring up a racism. The Washington Post wrote,

The sheriff’s posts sparked tension across Portage County, which President Donald Trump carried by 12 points in the 2020 election. Some residents accused Zuchowski of voter intimidation ahead of November’s election. One Republican official described the post as “bullying” and stepped down from a role with a county GOP committee, the Portager reported.

And that was from his own party!

One side is getting very nervous and are starting to muckrake and turn to dirty tricks, stirring up racial tensions with lies.

Vote Blue.

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Update: 4:30PM

Now that the proverbial s**t hit the fan the sheriff is doubling down.

Ohio sheriff says Facebook post about Harris signs, migrants was 'a little misinterpreted'

USA TODAY

By Jonathan Limehouse

September 18, 2024

An Ohio county sheriff has spoken out again after telling residents to write down the addresses of homeowners with signs supporting Vice President Kamala Harris in their front yards.

Portage County Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski shared a Facebook post on Tuesday saying a previous post from Sept. 13 about Harris and migrants might have been taken the wrong way.

"As the Chief Law Enforcement Officer of Portage County, I have sworn to protect ALL citizens of my County," Zuchowski wrote in the social media post. "Recently, I placed a post on my personal Facebook page that may have been a little misinterpreted??"

Zuchowski then wrote how he "as the elected sheriff" has a "First Amendment right, as do all citizens."

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"When people ask me…What's gonna happen if the Flip - Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins?? I say…write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards," Zuchowski wrote in the Facebook post. "Sooo…when the Illegal human "Locust" (which she supports!) Need places to live…We'll already have the addresses of their New families…who supported their arrival!"

This name calling guy is the sheriff!

Barber called Zuchowski's Facebook post "very appalling" and said his comments regarding Harris and migrants had "very racist undertones." He also said, that as sheriff, Zuchowski took an oath to protect all Portage County citizens despite their political views.

When you are a government official the rules are different, you give up some of your rights and take on new duties and responsibilities. And one of those duties is to treat both sides of an election equally and without bias, which he seems to disregard.