Omar ekes out House primary win over centrist in Minnesota

[Emile]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive Squad, eked out a closer-than-expected Democratic primary victory Tuesday against a centrist challenger who questioned the incumbent’s support for the “defund the police” movement.

The evening went far smoother for another progressive, Becca Balint, who won the Democratic House primary in Vermont — positioning her to become the first woman representing the state in Congress.

https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-omar-ekes-out-primary-win-a5ccd02ee35997d645635e226fbbc892

[ck4829]

1. Good news

[gademocrat7]

2. Good news indeed

[betsuni]

3. "Centrist" challenger? I thought this was a deep blue district. Why would a "centrist" do so well?

Are voters suddenly not progressive in Omar's district anymore?

[Kaleva]

4. Someone posted that the boundaries of the district have been redrawn

The base is now more moderate.

[betsuni]

5. I saw several people from that district say it hasn't been redrawn much and corrected the

person who said it has, it was another district that was redrawn.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/100217021722

"Centrist" and corporate/corrupt/same as Republicans are usual smears of perfectly progressive Democrats who just aren't populists or associated with superPACs like Justice Democrats.

[AZProgressive]

8. It was the AP with the label

I see it from media all the time. Sinema is commonly called a centrist by the media but I disagree and think she is a conservative Democrat.

[bottomofthehill]

6. The centrist....ha

Might be fun to learn a little about centrist Don Samuels
https://donsamuels.com/meet-don/

Maybe this close run will help the Congresswoman act as more of a work horse than a show horse for her constituents.

[betsuni]

7. Ha! Thank you.

[bottomofthehill]

9. His centrist policy positions

https://donsamuels.com/on-the-issues/

Advancing Healthcare as a human right
Aging with Dignity
Protecting democracy at home
Protecting reproductive rights
Social Justice.


It goes on, all that centrist crap

[betsuni]

11. Uh oh, the purity test slogans are missing.

One cannot be rewarded with the progressive label without repeating the slogans. Into the centrist/corrupt/corporate/both sides/establishment bin he goes!

[bottomofthehill]

12. You are right, the test, he did not want to defund the police

In his council district that has a high crime rate. He somehow thinks that more cops in a high crime area may help to reduce crime. Silly centrist we all know that less cops in a high crime area is the key to safety.

[Emile]

10. Star Tribune Minnesota newspaper article

https://www.startribune.com/omar-ekes-out-house-primary-win-over-centrist-in-minnesota/600196784/

[lapucelle]

13. Speaker Pelosi endorsed the incumbent congresswoman,

which may have helped in spite of the Star Tribune's endorsement of the challenger.

Link to tweet

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Editorial
Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsement: Samuels over Omar in DFL primary

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dB1Kn88PC8oJ:https://www.startribune.com/samuels-over-omar-in-dfl-primary/600194820/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-b-1-d

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[Demsrule86]

14. I do no care for Omar...and hope she considers how close she came to losing in the future.

I would prefer a bit more loyalty to Democrats and the party.