Dem voter unloads on GOP poll worker in curse-laden rant
Finger-wagging Democrat voter rips into GOP poll worker Matthew Hurtt in a curse-laden rant in which he accuses Hurtt of stealing the election, supporting lynching and being a religious bigot. (Matthew Hurtt)
A Virginia Democrat accosted and cursed out a Republican poll greeter in an Election Day confrontation that has gone viral.
Video footage shows a progressive voter approaching Matthew Hurtt, a poll worker and director of professional services at the Leadership Institute, in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday.
"You guys tried to overturn the election, you might as well have been walking up to my head on the way to the polling station and putting a gun to my head and try to tell me not to vote," an unidentified man wearing an "I voted" sticker said.
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A voter in Arlington, Virginia, curses out GOP poll greeter Matthew Hurtt. (Matthew Hurtt)
The voter then accused the GOP poll worker of "trying to overthrow elections with violence" as he greeted people on their way to vote.
"You try to steal my vote next year, I'm going to f---ing remember you personally," he said before pulling his phone out and taking a photo of the Republican greeter.
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The GOP greeter continued to film the man as he welcomed passersby, racking up more than 5 million views in a viral video on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Democrat voter in Arlington confronts polling greeter. (Matthew Hurtt)
The Democrat voter then approached a bystander and advised him not to be "buddy, buddy with these people because they put on a face of a good neighbor" before accusing Hurtt of being racist, supporting lynching and being "f---ing Bible-beating bigots and freaks."
"And they're not good neighbors," the man said as he finally walked away from the scene toward his Toyota Prius.
"The guy started before he went in, and I assumed he would keep it going when he came out ... so I hit record," Hurtt said in response to a reply on his video.
In another reply, Hurtt said he "filed a police report" in which he detailed the encounter.
Voters are casting ballots in Mississippi, Kentucky and Virginia on Tuesday in several key races that could make a huge impact that reverberates into next year's presidential election cycle.
Voters in Virginia will determine which political party controls its state legislature in elections that are experiencing record amounts of money that could serve as a barometer for the 2024 presidential contest.
Republicans currently hold a slim 52-48 majority in Virginia's House of Delegates, while Democrats control its Senate, 22-18. Voters will decide all 40 of the state's Senate races and all 100 delegate contests in Tuesday's elections.
Fox News' Matteo Cina and Joe Schoffstall contributed to this report.
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