The poll watcher should have stayed.
A simple “So what? You have no authority here, and I’m calling the police to report a man with a weapon in a polling place... before I sue your ass for assault.” would have caused the idiot in question to shut his mouth.
did you not read the article
The COPS won’t come. The COPS are on the thugs side.
Here in Virginia, unless the polling location is in a school or court house, you can carry concealed or open.