Police Prepare For Unrest If Obama Loses Election

Undercurrent of racial tension grows

Police departments in cities across the country are beefing up theirranks for Election Day, preparing for possible civil unrest and riotsafter the historic presidential contest.

Public safetyofficials said in interviews with The Hill that the election, whichwill end with either the nation’s first black president or its firstfemale vice president, demanded a stronger police presence.