Right-wing sheriffs' groups are setting the stage for another Jan. 6 scenario

The rise of increasingly radical police forces inspired by radical sheriffs across the nation poses real dangers in the future. [View in browser]( [Image]( August 1, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] //link.msnbc.com/click/28573128.80399/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9hbGl0by1tb2Nrcy1vdXRyYWdlLW92ZXItYWJvcnRpb24tZGVjaXNpb24tcmVsaWdpb3VzLWZyZWVkb20tc3BlZWNoLW4xMjk3NjA4P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjIwODAxJnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Ba6a1b9d3/email[Right-wing sheriffs' groups are setting the stage for another Jan. 6 scenario]( by Zeeshan Aleem Although the myth of widespread election fraud has been exhaustively debunked since the 2020 election, it has certainly not disappeared. In some instances, it has even taken root in local law enforcement. This is particularly terrifying, and highlights how vulnerable American elections are as voters gear up for an exceptionally high-stakes midterm election season. [Zeeshan Aleem takes a look]( at the right-wing activists who are targeting this pain-point of the American public. “The rise of increasingly radical police forces inspired by radical sheriffs across the nation poses real dangers in the future,” writes Aleem. “If police actually do end up securing more access to polling locations — a practice with a dark history of voter intimidation of Black voters — they have greater capacity to sabotage or add more credibility to false claims of voter fraud.” Read Zeeshan Aleem's[full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/28573128.80399/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9tYXR0LWdhZXR6LXMtYW50aS1hYm9ydGlvbi1hbnRpLXdvbWFuLXJhbnQtd291bGQtbWFrZS1uMTI5NzUyND9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDgwMSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914C4d45b87f/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28573128.80399/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9tYXR0LWdhZXR6LXMtYW50aS1hYm9ydGlvbi1hbnRpLXdvbWFuLXJhbnQtd291bGQtbWFrZS1uMTI5NzUyND9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDgwMSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914E4d45b87f/email//link.msnbc.com/click/28573128.80399/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9tYXR0LWdhZXR6LXMtYW50aS1hYm9ydGlvbi1hbnRpLXdvbWFuLXJhbnQtd291bGQtbWFrZS1uMTI5NzUyND9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDgwMSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914G4d45b87f/email in your Monday [MSNBC Daily](. 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