Democratic vounteers at NW Ohio county fair report threats, intimidation by Trump supporters.

[bulloney]

(Findlay, Ohio) - Volunteers working at the Democratic booth at the Hancock County Fair last week said they were insulted, called names, and in some cases harassed so much they felt threatened or physically intimidated.

“You’d see that at a (Donald) Trump rally,” said volunteer Doris Mapes. “This is exactly why we’re beginning to feel threatened for our safety.”

Mapes had a Hancock County sheriff’s deputy escort her to her car after her shift at the booth was over.

Both Mapes and county Democratic Party Chair Nancy Stephani suggested some of the behavior they saw is the result of what Trump has said and done on the campaign trail. The antagonists at the fair “made it clear” that they were Trump supporters, Mapes said.

One man approached the Democratic booth when Mapes was working, pointed at a cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton and said, “I’d like to burn that.” Visitors also vandalized the cutout, putting Donald Trump stickers on it throughout fair week.

Stephani and Mapes said some parents would not let their kids take an American flag or candy from the Democrats, as if those items were somehow “poisoned” by their political affiliation.

Upon returning to her car in the fair parking lot, Mapes found it vandalized. Mapes has an “Obamacare” bumper sticker on her car. When she approached the car, she realized somebody had written the word “idiot” over the sticker.

The hostility local Democrats have faced recently has extended beyond the fairgrounds.

The complete report: http://thecourier.com/local-news/2016/09/09/democratic-volunteers-harassed-feared-for-safety-at-county-fair/

[vlyons]

1. Same Nazi tactics employed in Bavaria in the 1920s

Make no mistake, Trump is a fascist and so are a lot of his followers.

[safeinOhio]

2. Lets see what Mayor Lydia and other

repubs in town say about this. If nothing, they are condoning it.

[Hortensis]

3. Hey, expressing bigotry politically is respectable,

VERY unlike the same ugly character flaw directed at skin color or accent. Someone should tell Mapes she's completely free to hate all conservatives right back, including those who would be shocked by this. Assuming she has some bigotry she needs a "respectable" target for, of course.

[barbtries]

4. regressive assholes

not an empathetic bone in their body or cogent thought in their head. this is truly disgusting.