MN-05: Rep. Ilhan Omar wins DFL endorsement on first round of balloting

[RandySF]

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar won the endorsement of the state DFL party in her re-election bid for Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in a first round of balloting. The backing unlocks resources from the state party ahead of the August primary race.

Rep. Omar won the endorsement over former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels, whom she defeated by just two percentage points in 2022. During a question-and-answer portion of the convention, Omar was asked about the war in Gaza which she referred to as a “genocide.”

“There is no way for us as citizens of this country to continue to allow our tax dollars to pay for the bombs that are destroying a civilian population,” Omar said to cheers from the audience.

Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska introduced a resolution to censure Omar for referring to some Jewish university students as pro-genocide. Samuels says he plans to stay in the race in this strongly Democratic district.




https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/11/rep-ilhan-omar-wins-dfl-endorsement-on-first-round-of-balloting

[tritsofme]

1. Good luck Don Samuels! It would be great to have a strong pro-Biden Democrat in that seat!

[TexasDem69]

2. Absolutely!

[WhiskeyGrinder]

4. The guy took money from Harlan Crow last time around and STILL couldn't win.

Of course, tweeting "can't swim but can govern!" after being reminded about the accidental 2021 drowning of a child under his supervision isn't a super great campaign move either.

[tritsofme]

5. Hopefully second time is the charm!

[Ping Tung]

3. Bravo.

[patphil]

6. DFL Democratic, Farmer, Labor Party

That's what they call the Democratic Party in Minnesota.