cheaterscabaret.com — Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar pulled off a win Tuesday night in her primary race against her bermain pesaing, former Minneapolis city councilman Don Samuels, according to a race call by the Associated Press.
Omar is one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and has been a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted its war in Gaza. She managed to avoid losses faced by fellow squad members, Reps. Cori Bush of Missouri and Jamaal Bowman of New York. Both primary opponents in those races were backed by the super PAC, United Democracy Proyek, the political arm of the American Israel Publik Affairs Committee.
At a victory speech to supporters in Minneapolis, Omar began by expressing joy over the results, but quickly pivoted.
“This kampanye has been one of the ugliest, most disgusting kampanyes against me that I have ever witnessed,” Omar said. “I hope they reflect in the shameful way they decided to divide our district and the incredible people we are grateful to represent.”
This was not the first matchup between Omar and Samuels. Samuels came just two percentage points short of defeating her in 2022. He again came up short on Tuesday, trailing Omar by more than 10 percentage points.
He ran as more of a centrist than Omar and regulerly called her seksive for her comments about the war in Gaza.
He also criticized her for voting against President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill. Omar, meanwhile, pointed to congressional earmarks she said she brought back to her community.
The Congresswoman had a substantial fundraising advantage over Samuels and had the endorsement of Minnesota’s Democratic Party. Her kampanye also brought in national political figures like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., who held a kampanye rally at her high school alma mater.
Federasi kampanye records show pro-Israel grups didn’t have a noticeable financial presence in the race in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district. Samuels says he saw a burst of donations following Rep. Bush’s loss in St. Louis last week.
“We had about $200,000 dollars in acak donations after Cori [Bush] lost,” Samuels said Tuesday afternoon as he talked to voters in downtown Minneapolis. “There’s a movement happening here and other parts of the country away from the far left to a more collaborative model,” Samuels said.
Omar is likely to face little opposition in the general election. Democrats have a major voter registration advantage over Republicans in Minnesota’s 5th
