Posted on 07/15/2020 5:00:38 AM PDT by RandFan
Millions of dollars are pouring into the primary race for Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District, where opposition to Minneapolis U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is fueling an unprecedented surge in donations to her top Democratic opponent, political newcomer Antone Melton-Meaux.
Melton-Meaux, a mediation lawyer who emerged on the DFL scene late last year to challenge Omar, told the Star Tribune he raised a staggering $3.2 million between April and the end of June, with $2 million cash left in the bank before the Aug. 11 primary. He dramatically outraised Omar, who took in $471,624 during the same time period. Omar’s campaign said she has $1,111,861 left on hand ahead of the primary election.
The fundraising gap would be striking for any newcomer challenging an incumbent, but it’s especially notable in a race against Omar, a freshman Democrat and member of “The Squad” who has risen to prominence as one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress. Omar herself is a prolific fundraiser, fueled in part by her national profile and her unabashed criticism of President Donald Trump.
But Omar’s policy positions and not infrequent Twitter flaps with the president have made her a popular target for conservatives, and she has faced criticism from Jewish leaders and some fellow Democrats for several past tweets and remarks about the political influence of Israel. Omar apologized after criticism that she was using anti-Semitic tropes in her comments, but she reaffirmed her criticism of the “problematic role of lobbyists in our politics.”
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Exchanging one POS for another POS doesn’t seem very “progressive”, lol!
Like the Marxists in black face such as Antifa and BLM supported by $oro$. That kind of lobbyist? Lobbying at gunpoint?
Granted, they’re both Commies, but he sounds positively ‘Reaganesque’ when compared to Omar!
https://antoneforcongress.com/
No, not much better, but it is better if the challenger isn’t Muslim, or a BLM toady. Maybe this is the best they can do in this district. I’d be very happy to be rid of Omar as a US legislator. She needs to go to prison for campaign fraud and immigration fraud and she should be arrested now.
Maybe the Marxist Mullah is rethinking having feed her infidel gringo husband’s company that one million dollars of her war chest. Vial POS she is.
They knew she was a snake.
Omar has the IQ of a weed.
“They knew she was a snake.”
They knew it, and they love it. She’s not going anywhere but up in American politics.
Weeds everywhere are highly offended. Weeds Lives Matter! :)
The Democrats always seem to have a way of fertilizing the weeds. They intend to place weeds on the endangered species list.
There isn’t a Republican running in that district?
statistically, first term reps are the most vulnerable, so on that point alone, get rid of Ohmar and have another first term-er to attack next time. In political terms they talk about “safe” districts, boy is she ever in one! That said, don’t ever give up, we need a republican to run against every dum-o-crat.
If we have to get a ‘rat, I’d rather see the turban joker in. She’s so completely out of it no one takes her seriously. Easily ridiculed.
Do any Republicans live in that district?
“There isn’t a Republican running in that district?”
There are no Republicans in that district.
statistically, first term reps are the most vulnerable
A good plan.
And hopefully, they burn so much money that other dems become impoverished.
Having been a former resident of Minneapolis (’82-’14), the best a Republican can hope for in that district is 25%. It has not been represented by a Republican since 1962.
However, until the mid to late 90’s there were several Independents elected to the City Council who had GOP bona fides.
In the 80’s and 90’s, there were a few legislative candidates (who in good GOP years) were able to attract 40-45% of the votes in far south and southwest Minneapolis - but those days are long gone.
There will be, this is just a primary. Heavily left wing district, Repubs no chance.
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