'Fight for your life': Georgia election workers prepare for election under cloud of threats [View all]

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, arguably no state became as central to former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss as Georgia -- the state Joe Biden stunningly won by just over 11,000 votes, flipping it blue for the first time in nearly three decades.

Now, four years later, election officials in the state are preparing for another high-stakes election -- this time under the cloud of threats, conspiracy theories, and distrust in the system.

That reality has permeated even the deepest Republican regions. In Paulding County, Georgia -- a rock-solid Republican county just outside Atlanta -- election workers are training to prepare for the worst: screaming voters, deadly packages, or active shooters.

"Most important thing is to get those voters out and get them to safety or put them in a room," Deirdre Holden, the election director in Pauling County, said through tears in an interview with ABC News' Steve Osunsami. "Get in the room there, barricade the door and fight for your life if you have to. And I never thought I'd ever have to say those words."



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