One of the progressive left’s darlings faces a primary challenge today in Minnesota’s 5th district.
Ilhan Omar will square off in the primary against a centrist, pro-police challenger.
‘The Squad’ member has supported the “defund the police” movement that has resulted in chaos in deep-blue cities.
Don Samuels, Omar’s challenger in the primary, is a former Minneapolis City Council member who has made rising crime an issue in the race.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a challenge from the center in her congressional primary in Minnesota on Tuesday.https://t.co/yj32ar5no9
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) August 9, 2022
CBS Minnesota reported:
Don Samuels’ north Minneapolis base suffers from more violent crime than other parts of the city, and the moderate Democrat helped defeat a ballot question that sought to replace the city police department with a new public safety…
