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DOJ Sends Polling Monitors to Minnesota Primaries

Is this democracy in action or a federal power grab disguised as voter protection?

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DOJ Sends Polling Monitors to Minnesota Primaries

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Above: Voters cast their ballots in White Bear Township, Minn., on Aug. 11. Image credit: Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

The Spin

Republican narrative

This is exactly what democracy looks like in action — the DOJ deploying trained civil rights staff to ensure every eligible voter's rights are protected under federal law. Hennepin and Ramsey counties got the same treatment Michigan received, with monitors operating transparently and cordially. Blocking federal oversight signals a desire to avoid scrutiny.

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Democratic narrative

Hennepin County was right to block DOJ monitors from entering polling places, as local officials have the legal authority and the responsibility to run elections without federal agents roving inside polling sites. The DOJ is moving state to state, primary to primary, building a federal oversight network before November arrives. That's a federal power grab being field-tested in real time.

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