DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – A recent training session hosted by the Michigan Democrat Party as part of its “Voter Protection Program” has sparked controversy following a leak by conservative journalist Shane Trejo. The footage, now in the hands of Brighter Michigan PAC, a conservative advocacy group, reveals a training that was anything but routine – including a discussion on who gets the nod on a ballot when a voter chooses both Donald Trump and Jesus Christ to be president.

The training session’s introductory slide in a discussion about poll challenging set a lofty tone: “Thank you! You are taking on a leading role in the defense of democracy. Your participation is critical to that mission.” As the session progressed, attendees were briefed on the role of poll challengers and the procedures they should follow on Election Night.

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While most of the meeting was filled with technical election protocols, laws and rules, it quickly became clear that there was an agenda beyond just standard training. The presenter described Republican poll challengers as “troublemakers” intent on disrupting vote counts, setting a combative tone for upcoming interactions between Democrats and Republicans.

Brighter Michigan PAC sounds the alarm on “snitch brigades.”

The leaked video has raised red flags among conservatives. Brighter Michigan PAC alleges that the footage exposes Democrats’ plans to deliberately stifle Republican poll challengers who aim to expose potential voter fraud at the Absentee Vote-Counting Center in Detroit. They say in the training video, that a Democratic poll challenger boasts about forming “snitch brigades,” implying that they would work alongside security to report Republican poll challengers who question potentially fraudulent ballots.

According to the Brighter Michigan PAC, “It certainly seems like the Democrats are preparing for a coordinated effort to enable the counting of fraudulent votes in Detroit.” The revelations have prompted outrage among Republicans, who are now gearing up for what they anticipate will be another contentious election night.

“Cloak and Dagger” plans to keep Republicans in the dark.

David Jaffe, the attorney and organizer of the training, didn’t hold back when describing the Democrats’ strategies. During the session, Jaffe admitted that some of the tactics discussed were “top secret” and “cloak and dagger,” designed to prevent Republican challengers from gaining insight into the Democrats’ plans.

Jaffe said, “Republicans would like to know what we have in mind…they’d like to know a lot of things and we’d like to try not to let them know that.” The focus on maintaining secrecy seemed to reflect a broader goal of limiting the GOP’s ability to question ballots and challenge vote-counting procedures.

Poll workers find session boring but trainer says it’s critical.

The training session wasn’t all intrigue and secrecy, though. At one point, an online participant piped up to say, “This is boring,” during a discussion about tabulator jams. The trainer, David Jaffe, Attorney & Poll Challenger Organizer for the Michigan Democrats, asked, “I’m sorry. What? What did you just say?”

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After a long silence, others in the room confirmed that the person said it was “boring” to which Jaffe answered, “It is a boring process” and said “it should be a boring day” but stressed its importance, particularly when it comes to understanding the ins and outs of vote-counting better than their Republican counterparts.

Trump’s got Jesus beat – at least in the ballot box.

The training session took a bizarre turn when Jaffe dove into the topic of ballot interpretation, specifically when a voter chose both Trump and Jesus Christ on the same ballot as their presidential preference. According to Jaffe, if a voter selects a “real” candidate while also writing in a character like “Mickey Mouse,” the vote for Mickey is invalid since Mickey isn’t a “real person alive and walking the Earth.” As such, the vote defaults to the actual candidate.

This led Jaffe to share a real example from the 2020 election: a voter had chosen Donald Trump and also wrote in “Jesus Christ.” Jaffe explained how election rules treat this kind of vote. “Whatever your beliefs about Jesus’s divinity, Jesus is not a living person physically walking on the earth right now,” he said. Therefore, the vote for Jesus was invalid, and the vote for Trump was counted.

The rule may seem absurd, but it underscores how the technicalities of voting can impact election outcomes. In the race between a former president and a messianic figure, Trump came out on top – not because of policy positions or popularity, but due to the practicalities of ballot interpretation.