Thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor the vote on Election Day

NEW YORK (AP) – Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on Election Day driven by reservations that President Donald Trump will further leverage the vast resources of the federal administration to interfere with a midterm that.

What happened

They won't be the only ones there. A sprawling election protection effort on the left that is projected to deploy tens of thousands of monitors will be met by the largest-ever monitoring program by the Justice Department and still more observers from Republican-aligned groups. The result could be unlike anything seen at the polls in modern times.

The bottom line

For now, thousands of observers are expected to descend on polling places to monitor remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.