<![CDATA[Ilhan Omar beats off a challenge from a moderate in the Dem primary]]> https://usagag.com/2022/08/10/ilhan-omar-beats-off-a-challenge-from-a-moderate-in-the-dem-primary/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://usagag.com Ilhan Omar beats off a challenge from a moderate in the Dem primary Omar beat Don Samuels, a former member of the Minneapolis City Council, and moved one step closer to getting a third term in Congress. Omar is a member of the so-called liberal "Squad." Reports say that he gave up after 10 p.m. on Tuesday.

In the four-way race, Omar barely won. He got 50.5% of the votes cast, while Samuels got 48%. Nearly all of the votes have been counted.

Crime and money for police were two of the most important issues in the race.

Samuels helped defeat a ballot question that would have put a new public safety unit in place of the Minneapolis police department. He was also part of a group that sued the city and won to make sure it met the minimum number of police officers required by Minneapolis' charter.

Representative Ilhan Omar was able collect 50.5% of the casted votes against Don Samuels' 48%.
Representative Ilhan Omar was able collect 50.5% of the casted votes against Don Samuels’ 48%.
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He says that Omar caused divisions while she was in office.

As a supporter of "defunding the police," Omar has defended calls to move money from the police to other community-based programs.

The person who is friends with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was first elected to the House in 2018 and then again in 2020.

Minnesota 5th Congressional District candidate Don Samuels is greeted by supporters at his primary election night watch party on August 9, 2022.
Minnesota 5th Congressional District candidate Don Samuels is greeted by supporters at his primary election night watch party on August 9, 2022.
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Minnesota 5th Congressional District candidate Don Samuels accused Omar of being divisive.
Minnesota 5th Congressional District candidate Don Samuels accused Omar of being divisive.
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She has been called anti-Semitic in the past and has been criticized for how she feels about Israel.

Omar will run against Republican Cicely Davis, who won her party's primary with about 48% of the vote against two other candidates.

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