Apprehensions that President Donald Trump could utilize the federal government's vast resources to disrupt a midterm election capable of crippling his final two years in office have driven Democrats and non-partisan watchdogs to organize a massive presence at polling places on Election Day .

They will not stand alone. The extensive left-leaning election protection initiative, which plans to station tens of thousands of monitors, will coincide with the Justice Department's largest-ever monitoring operation alongside additional observers from conservative-aligned groups. The resulting scene could be unlike anything seen at polling stations in modern history.

Organizers within Democratic and non-profit circles are currently training volunteers to observe voting sites and flag worrisome behavior.…