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Address. names my children. rhino stole election. we steal lives. there are additional threats my family asked me not to share today because they are so graphic and disturbing. no matter what our party affiliation, this is not okay. >> this is not okay. republican al schmidt from pennsylvania, philadelphia, actually announced at this hearing today that he himself will not run for re-election when hes up again in 2023. he described the torrent of threats as, quote, domestic terrorism. he said the...

He said the whole point is to terrorize, to intimidate, and to course. and its not just sort of top level elections officials. elected officials in themselves, in charge of administering elections that have been suffering. the threats and the lies are also we having a mental effect on poll workers. on regular everyday citizens who volunteer their time in effort in order to keep our democracy chugging along. >> it takes 15,000 volunteer poll workers to run an election in kentucky. we are losing p...