MSNBC’s Przybyla on Poll Watching Protests in Detroit: ‘An Increasing Mob-Like Scene of Self-Proclaimed Poll Watchers’

MOHYELDIN Heidi you have ░░░░░░░░ news on the ground ░░░░░░░░ at that counting facility ░░░░░░░░ is actually happening behind ░░░░░░░░ PRZYBYLA Ayman behind me ░░░░░░░░ Detroit s TCF Center ░░░░░░░░ is where poll watchers ░░░░░░░░ racing to try and ░░░░░░░░ all the votes outstanding ░░░░░░░░ in Wayne County but ░░░░░░░░ we see here is ░░░░░░░░ an increasing mob like ░░░░░░░░ of self proclaimed poll ░░░░░░░░ who say that they ░░░░░░░░ to get access to ░░░░░░░░ building So many of ░░░░░░░░ have rushed into the ░░░░░░░░ here that I m ░░░░░░░░ talking to official Democratic ░░░░░░░░ watchers from the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ who ve been shut ░░░░░░░░ of the balloting room ░░░░░░░░ they re supposed to ░░░░░░░░ access to Ayman It ░░░░░░░░ gotten to the point ░░░░░░░░ we do have a ░░░░░░░░ presence here that is ░░░░░░░░ access to the building ░░░░░░░░ not only have they ░░░░░░░░ the room but they ░░░░░░░░ now over in terms ░░░░░░░░ Covid restrictions I m ░░░░░░░░ with Reverend Steven Bland ░░░░░░░░ he is a chaplain ░░░░░░░░ some of the poll ░░░░░░░░ inside He s been ░░░░░░░░ with many of the ░░░░░░░░ who are trying to ░░░░░░░░ the job done today ░░░░░░░░ get all these ballots ░░░░░░░░ Reverend Bland can you ░░░░░░░░ us what is going ░░░░░░░░ in there and what ░░░░░░░░ at stake here BLAND ░░░░░░░░ are in the process ░░░░░░░░ wanting to get all ░░░░░░░░ votes counted The road ░░░░░░░░ victory of any side ░░░░░░░░ going to come through ░░░░░░░░ and through Detroit And ░░░░░░░░ stop the votes suggests ░░░░░░░░ stop the very democracy ░░░░░░░░ we are running and ░░░░░░░░ persons are running to ░░░░░░░░ and uphold So we ░░░░░░░░ every vote to count ░░░░░░░░ our vote is our ░░░░░░░░ and it will be ░░░░░░░░ and the election process ░░░░░░░░ be done things are ░░░░░░░░ on the inside but ░░░░░░░░ course we have intimidating ░░░░░░░░ on the outside but ░░░░░░░░ re not deterred as ░░░░░░░░ Detroit we ll go ░░░░░░░░ and Michigan will join ░░░░░░░░ force of others to ░░░░░░░░ able to say that ░░░░░░░░ have voted We have ░░░░░░░░ turnout voting and again ░░░░░░░░ you want to represent ░░░░░░░░ and Detroit you ought ░░░░░░░░ won every vote PRZYBYLA ░░░░░░░░ who do you think ░░░░░░░░ people are BLAND Well ░░░░░░░░ are persons who are ░░░░░░░░ and they re consistent ░░░░░░░░ ve been saying all ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ it s rigged they ░░░░░░░░ been saying all along ░░░░░░░░ re going to suggest ░░░░░░░░ it s flawed a ░░░░░░░░ but they ve been ░░░░░░░░ that before now We ░░░░░░░░ need to be persistent ░░░░░░░░ make sure our voice ░░░░░░░░ our voice gets counted ░░░░░░░░ as goes Detroit we ░░░░░░░░ be done so And ░░░░░░░░ will say the black ░░░░░░░░ in Detroit is high ░░░░░░░░ it s ever been ░░░░░░░░ we will determine the ░░░░░░░░ because we ve gone ░░░░░░░░ picking cotton to picking ░░░░░░░░ PRZYBYLA And Reverend they ░░░░░░░░ saying stop the count ░░░░░░░░ the vote but it ░░░░░░░░ really important to explain ░░░░░░░░ people that this process ░░░░░░░░ entirely predictable and in ░░░░░░░░ this was a process ░░░░░░░░ was created by the ░░░░░░░░ s party by the ░░░░░░░░ GOP legislature which ignored ░░░░░░░░ from the Secretary of ░░░░░░░░ other state officials that ░░░░░░░░ we need increased time ░░░░░░░░ need some time to ░░░░░░░░ canvas these votes we ░░░░░░░░ never going to be ░░░░░░░░ to get it done ░░░░░░░░ 24 hours and yet ░░░░░░░░ is the same individuals ░░░░░░░░ who are saying that ░░░░░░░░ is a broken process ░░░░░░░░ what do you make ░░░░░░░░ that Was this all ░░░░░░░░ of pre planned and ░░░░░░░░ BLAND Yes Again a ░░░░░░░░ of this type of ░░░░░░░░ only intimidation but this ░░░░░░░░ of anxiety suggests that ░░░░░░░░ are at last ditch ░░░░░░░░ but it s been ░░░░░░░░ We have a secretary ░░░░░░░░ state that has given ░░░░░░░░ all the rules about ░░░░░░░░ it was going to ░░░░░░░░ done we ve had ░░░░░░░░ centers we ve had ░░░░░░░░ 000 early votes four ░░░░░░░░ ago we have three ░░░░░░░░ to count this time ░░░░░░░░ we need the time ░░░░░░░░ Okay Reverend Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much and hopefully this ░░░░░░░░ will diffuse as the ░░░░░░░░ goes on We ll ░░░░░░░░ keeping you updated Ayman ░░░░░░░░ Heidi can I just ░░░░░░░░ really quickly if I ░░░░░░░░ just because I know ░░░░░░░░ s a fluid situation ░░░░░░░░ behind you Are there ░░░░░░░░ a handful or some ░░░░░░░░ observers or vote observers ░░░░░░░░ the facility and others ░░░░░░░░ want to get inside ░░░░░░░░ I understand that correctly ░░░░░░░░ That s exactly that ░░░░░░░░ exactly what s going ░░░░░░░░ You can see some ░░░░░░░░ from some Democratic lawyers ░░░░░░░░ are with the state ░░░░░░░░ who say that it ░░░░░░░░ gotten to the point ░░░░░░░░ where so many of ░░░░░░░░ self proclaimed poll challengers ░░░░░░░░ watchers forced their way ░░░░░░░░ that the official poll ░░░░░░░░ cannot get in And ░░░░░░░░ ll be talking to ░░░░░░░░ later today Ayman but ░░░░░░░░ are additional surplus people ░░░░░░░░ could not get in ░░░░░░░░ the police intervened and ░░░░░░░░ to block access to ░░░░░░░░ building because they got ░░░░░░░░ of hand inside.”