From Ohio, where early voting has already begun:

Poll workers from opposing sides in the presidential race apparently clashed in a physical altercation Friday at a Cuyahoga Falls nursing home when one accused the other of improperly marking a ballot.

George Manos, the 75-year-old Republican, told police that Edith Walker, the 73-year-old Democrat, jumped on his back and struck him in the head three to four times with her fists. Manos said two other elections workers had to pull Walker off his back, according to a report filed with Cuyahoga Falls police.

Manos said it happened after he accused Walker of ballot tampering, and he wants to prosecute.

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10 replies on “Never Too Old to Tussle”

  1. Funny as it sounds this is why we try to have a poll worker from each party. I see this incident as the system working. When it doesn’t work is when the poll worker pretends to be from the other party.

  2. WTF is a 73 year old hale & hearty enought to jump on someone’s back doing in a retirement home? my dad is 73 & he’s mowing the lawn & taking care of my moms.

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