Election Workers Under Siege

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

Podcast Admin

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.6 • 844 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Elections officials across the country are preparing for a potentially bumpy election night. Audie travels to Arizona to talk with one of those officials: Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates. He is a lifelong Republican who faced death threats and harassment from election deniers after he certified the results of the 2020 election. They discuss why election centers now look like forts – surrounded by barbed wire and shatterproof glass – all in the name of protecting election integrity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is an ad by BetterHelp. What comes to mind when you hear the word gratitude? Maybe it's a daily
0:06.0	practice, or maybe it feels hard to be grateful right now. Don't forget to give yourself some thanks by
0:11.5	investing in your well-being. BetterHelp is the largest online therapy provider in the world,
0:16.5	connecting you to qualified professionals via phone, video or message chat. Let the gratitude flow.
0:22.7	Visit BetterHelp.com to learn more and save 10% off your first month. That's BetterHelphelp.com.
0:30.3	This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Looking to start a side hustle or become your own boss,
0:35.7	do it with Shopify. Whether you're selling succulents or stilettos, Shopify has the industry leading tools to help you create, control and
0:42.6	grow your own business. So get serious about selling and get Shopify today. Sign up for a £1 per
0:48.1	month trial period at Shopify.com.com slash special offer or lowercase. That's Shopify.orghs slash special offer.
0:57.1	For a person who's faced death threats and harassment and has been politically ostracized
1:02.9	from his party, Bill Gates, and not that Bill Gates, but Bill Gates of Arizona, he's surprisingly
1:09.8	cheerful.
1:13.6	Great to meet you. Welcome to Maricopa County.
1:15.6	Yeah, yeah.
1:16.6	I should meet you in person.
1:17.6	And surprisingly open.
1:19.6	That's why I love doing stuff in here, because like, this is it, you know, and this is the black box.
1:24.6	We're opening the black box up. The black box he's talking
1:29.1	about is the voter tabulation center in downtown Phoenix. And that's where I'm talking with him today
1:34.8	as we take the assignment on the road. This is a hub of activity.
1:45.0	People are coming in with ballot questions.
1:47.0	Right behind us, election workers are going through training.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Podcast Admin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Podcast Admin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.