‘It feels like a tinderbox’: Threats of political violence escalate ahead of election - Washington Examiner

Arizona voters and campaigns are on edge in the days before the Nov. 5 election.

The Grand Canyon State has become an center for political threats after years of former President Donald Trump ’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen.

Jeffrey Michael Kelly , 60 , was arrested in connection with three shootings targeting a Democratic National Committee office in Tempe , though nobody was inside.

A U.S. Post Office mailbox in Phoenix was set on fire, destroying several ballots and other pieces of mail.

With the election less than two weeks away, the election headquarters have added metal detectors, armed guards, temporary fencing, and concrete barriers.

Elections are important to many, and with some races tightening, Arizona has become more of a battleground than in 2020 .

Many Trump supporters point directly to the rhetoric coming from Democrats as a reason why the former president was targeted.

“Their claims he attacked democracy and called him a dictator, it’s sad that the other side is willing to stoop this low and how come other people aren’t recognizing it as an issue,” said one Trump supporter.