In my inbox this morning: “We have your [Transition Integrity Project] documents. You will be hung for treason. Documents given to every patriot. 10 million strong. Your going to gitmo. You will die soon.”

Just another day in Trump’s America.

And that’s just one of the non-obscene messages. A lot of my newfound correspondents combine their threats with obscenities.

It does make me feel very sad about the state of American politics… and American psychology. We out out a report urging people to dial it down to *prevent* election fraud and violence, and the response from Trump supporters is lies, exaggerations, obscenities and threats.

I’d like to see Trump supporters saying, “I agree, we all need to make sure this election is truly free and fair, & do our part to discourage extremism and violence. I hope my candidate wins fair and square, but if he doesn’t, I’ll be the first to say he needs to step down.

I support Joe Biden and will do every legal & ethical thing within my power to help him get elected. But I believe my fellow Americans have the right to vote in a free and fair election, even if they vote for for a candidate I despise. Because that’s how democracy works.

Any American who cares more about democracy and the rule of law that about their policy personal preferences should be saying the same thing. It’s not about whether you’re a democrat or a republican. It’s about whether you believe in America.

If you believe in democracy, please read The Transition Integrity Project’s report, share it with everyone you know & figure out what YOU can do to ensure a free and fair election & a peaceful transition. https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/7013152/Preventing-a-Disrupted-Presidential-Election-and.pdf

You can read a summary of the Transition Integrity Project’s report here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/03/trump-stay-in-office/?arc404=true