Hateful rhetoric and violent threats have no place in our democracy.
Yet twice in the last 48 hours my home was targeted in a disturbing swatting attack, Bensontweeted.
Election officials in Maine, Georgia, Missouri, and Virginia have all been swatted recently, according toCNN.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Protecting Our Democracys Frontline Workers on Wednesday, August 3, 2022.© Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images
Swatting is a form of political violence that is horrific, dangerous and intended to terrify its victims.
But hear me clearly: I will not be intimidated, Benson wrote.
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