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Director for michigan. those tapes again were obtained by heidi press, philip reporting from political. we have not in a ten lee verified them at nbc news, but these tapes show once again, republicans saying the quiet part out loud. the efforts to overturn the 2020 election, was just a trial run. the gop has identified weaknesses in our electoral system, and they are seeking to exploit as soon as this november, what happened in 2020 was an effort to delegitimized a legitimate election. and it ap...

Governors, senators, and house members will be voted into office. but as we approach election day, theres cause for concern that bad actors could undermine the integrity of the vote, and the will of the people. heidi press bellow, reporting for politico, recently obtained recordings of republican party operatives coordinating with grassroots activists, to develop the strategy that will allow the gop to challenge election results, and possibly overturn the votes in democratic districts. one plan ...

It is not just, they call this the precinct strategy, the republicans do. its not just about poll watchers, as it has been in the past for the republicans. this is about actually seeding poll workers, those people are working behind the desks, the people are actually taking your ballot in possibly putting them to a machine. those people who are possibly looking over your shoulder as your completing ballots. so with, that the fact that this strategy actually encourages these partisan poll workers...

Pre-existing relationships are already established so they cant lie. >> according to politico, -- submitted an initial list of 850 suggested poll workers to the detroit clerk in the last several days. the detroit colonel were would be required to choose workers from that list -- joining me now is jocelyn benson, michigans oh secretary of state, and admirable and somewhat enviable job these days. i think we might have lost the connection. we did lose her. you know what, guys will take a quick fak...

Election integrity director. the man the party supposedly put in place to make sure elections are free and fair. was caught on tapes obtained by politico talking about a plan to install republican loyalists at poll workers. in order to aggressively defeat ballots and counts from the inside. politico reports that matthew seyfried said quote, being a poll worker, you just have so much more rights and things you can do to stop something that as a poll challenger. unquote. let me be clear. the job o...

Republican party that could throw the presidential election in 2024 into chaos. it is fueled by former president trumps big lie. -- provide an inside look at a multi pronged strategy to target and potentially overturn votes in democratic precincts. the plan, as outlined by republican national committee staffer in michigan, included utilizing rules designed to provide political balance among poll workers to install party trained volunteers prepared to challenge voters that democratic majority pol...

National community staffer in michigan, includes utilizing rules designed to provide political balance among poll workers to install party trained volunteers prepared to challenge voters at democratic majority polling places, developing a website to connect those workers to local lawyers and establishing a network of party friendly district attorneys who could intervene to block vote counts at certain pro six. politico has not released these recordings, simply were reporting on those recordings....

Very disheartening to see it as it is being reported. >> secretary hobbs, what can be done to defend against this kind of interference? >> well, as barb said, these are the same folks who have been attacking our elections since the 2020 election, and they are gonna continue and to try whatever strategy they can to sow chaos and doubt and undermine confidence. this is just another one of their strategies. there is a process, there are procedures in place and these folks cant just march into polli...

And doubt and undermine confidence. this is just another one of their strategies. there is a process, there are procedures in place and these folks can just march into polling places, and do whatever they want. the poll workers that are selected to work by our counties, are trained, and they are prestigious to follow. we are gonna be ready to intervene if these folks just go rogue like this. >> barb byron, is michigan particularly vulnerable in the way that the systems are run? vulnerable to thi...

In march. in part, because how difficult those people had made. they are now holding up that official in fairfax county virginia, as the national model for how republicans should handle elections here. it seems the, republican national committee has a very similar idea. this year, at its multi million dollar investment, including hiring 18 state election integrity directors, and 19 state election integrity lawyers. the party, so far, has recorded more than 5000 poll watchers, and nearly 12,000 p...