1. Watch the video above: “Trump Campaign Holds News Conference in Philadelphia.”

a) What does Trump’s attorney, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani emphasize that the NY Times said about mail-in ballots?
b) Why has the Trump administration filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia?
c) Poll watchers/observers are members of the public who observe at the polls, with the goal of ensuring that America’s democratic process unfolds in the way that it should. Candidates of any party can ask their supporters to be poll watchers. In most major elections, there are poll watchers from both the Democratic and Republican parties. What are poll observers permitted to do by law?
d) For what reasons does Mr. Giuliani say the count in Philadelphia was illegitimate? Be specific.
e) In what other locations does Mr. Giuliani say there is evidence of similar fraud?
f) Former Attorney General of Florida Pam Bondi said in her remarks that Trump was up by 400,000 votes. What does she say is the reason the campaign cares about the other votes their poll watchers were blocked from observing?
g) What is your reaction to Ms. Bondi’s remarks?
h) Is the Trump campaign being unreasonable? If the situation with poll watchers was reversed and the Biden campaign was challenging the legitimacy of the mail-in vote count in these circumstances, would your answer be the same? Explain your answer.

2. Watch the full press conference at c-span. Go to 11:55 and watch the comments from Jeremy Mercer, a poll observer in Philadelphia.
What do you think of Mr. Mercer’s experience as a poll watcher (observer)?

CHALLENGE: Conservative website Breitbart published the following report with documented video:
“Detroit Absentee Ballot Counting Chaos as Workers Block Windows, Bar Observers”
Watch the videos as you read the article.   Poll workers are supposed to be non-partisan. Should Democrats / Biden supporters be concerned about the actions of these pro-Biden poll workers? Are their actions something to be concerned about? If pro-Trump poll workers in a conservative city blocked the windows to prevent Biden poll watchers from observing, would your answer be different? Explain your answers.