Daugherty calls DOJ's monitor deployment common sense
Eric DaughertyChief content officer of RightLine News and Florida's Voice, in a post on X
Daugherty supports sending federal monitors to the midterms and asks why any Democratic-led state would object to someone making sure the votes are fair.
“That's common sense. Why would ANY Democrat state not want someone making sure the votes are fair?”
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Should DOJ send election monitors to all 50 states?
Attorney General Todd Blanche says DOJ will send election monitors to every state for the 2026 midterms. Harmeet Dhillon describes trained legal professionals observing and documenting voting. The NAACP argues that the expanded deployment risks intimidation and lacks a clear public explanation of its authority. Its October 2 lawsuit seeks records about the program, including personnel, training, locations and state consent.
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Eric Daugherty's own post on X.
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Spectrum News report on the October 28 declaration by DOJ's acting Voting Section chief, with background on past monitoring numbers and on observer programs run by Senate Democrats and voting groups.
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DOJ says in an October 28 court filing that employees of the Bureau of Prisons, ATF and DEA will serve as monitors. Daugherty's post opens by announcing that DOJ is sending monitors, including ATF, BOP and DEA staff, to midterm states and sites.
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He tells followers to watch Minnesota, California, Detroit, Fulton and Maricopa closely.
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The case asks whether DOJ should send monitors to all 50 states. Daugherty calls the deployment common sense and questions why states would object.
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