Police brace for election violence, DC being boarded up

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A joyless mood is spreading over the country as Election Day nears and fears about post-election violence increase.

On the heels of surveys showing that over half the nation’s voters believe there will be violence between the election and inauguration, law enforcement has begun to prepare for the worst. Some offices in Washington, D.C., are being boarded up, and police and military training has stepped up at the U.S. Capitol.

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