Democrats cry wolf again about voter intimidation, again without proof

How many times are voters going to fall for the same story without evidence?

Nassau Democrats again are complaining about reports of voter intimidation during early voting, just like they did in 2019.

Like then, they offer no proof, despite everyone having a cell phone these days with video taping capacity or at least photo-capturing ability.

On Monday, the head of Nassau County Democratic legislators, Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport) wrote to Nassau Police Commissioner Pat Ryder asking for more police protection at the polls. He wrote: "It has come to my attention that extremist groups have been attempting to engage with and intimidate  Nassau County voters at early voting locations."

Kevan Abrahams

He gave no specifics, no details, time and location, no videotapes.

Then today, Nassau Democratic Elections Commissioner James Scheuerman wrote to Ryder and Democratic New York Attorney General Tish James (who happens to be running for re-election on Tuesday) asking them to protect Nassau voters from "extremist groups congregating at early voting sites."

Scheuerman went even further than Abrahams, saying similar threats are on the rise "across the nation."

He too did not provide any time, location, videotapes, photographs or any evidence whatsever.

It should also be noted that people are banned from electioneering 100 feet from the polls, but just congregating? That's sometimes called free assemby or free speech.

State Attorney General Tish James made the same claims in 2019, saying her office would monitor Nassau's early elections because of alleged "voter intimidation." Not only did she provide no proof, but she never came up with anything during the Election cycle.

It's kind of reminiscent of Democrat Laura Gillen, who is running against Republican Anthony D'Esposito for the open Congressional District 4 seat, claiming that he had "incentivized his extremist followers" to threaten, harass and chase her down, even "rally a mob to come to my house endangering my family."

She offered no proof and never mentioned it again after getting appropriate sympathy from her supporters.

D'Esposito denied it.

Maybe the Democratic comments are a prelude to Democratic President Joe Biden this evening planning a "save Democracy" speech. Is this going to be like his scary, red-lighted gates-of-hell speech from several weeks ago?

Or maybe its to ward off the planned Get-out-the-Vote Republican rally for Lee Zeldin this evening at the Plattduetsche Park catering hall in Franklin Square.

Lee Zeldin

Zeldin is running against Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul for governor. She mostly has focused on abortion rights and gun control. Zeldin has been campaigning against rising crime, demanding an end to Democratic approved criminal justice reforms that eliminate cash bail for most suspects, allowing their return to the street sometimes on the same day.

Asked about Democrats renewed claims of voter intimidation, Nassau Republican spokesman Mike Deery said, "The only intimidation taking place is the terrorization of law-abiding citizens who are afraid to leave their homes because of the killers, rapists and drug dealers who have been freed by Kathy Hochul's 'cashless bail' law."

Like Democratic allegations of voter intimidation, this is called Republicans staying on message.

                                                                           

Outside Republican rally in Franklin Square