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Liban Mohamed wins at Utah Democrats’ convention — but it will be a crowded 2026 primary
The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | April 25, 2026 | Robert Gehrke

Posted on 04/26/2026 7:34:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

In a race roiled in recent weeks by scandal, Liban Mohamed, the Muslim son of Somali immigrants, pulled off a surprising upset in a crowded 1st Congressional District, winning the endorsement of a majority of Democratic delegates at the party’s state convention Saturday.

Mohamed emerged as the top choice in a field with two candidates — state Sen. Nate Blouin and Salt Lake City Council member Eva Lopez Chavez — stung by scandal in the past two weeks and a front-runner, former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams, who some delegates viewed as too conservative.

After several rounds of ranked-choice voting, McAdams placed second.

“It’s a progressive’s time to lead. It’s the working class’ time to lead,” Mohamed said after the results were announced Saturday night. “The support is growing as people get to know us and learn about the campaign we’re running, the positivity that we seek to put out into our community, the fact that we’re focused on tangible outcomes for our communities and not headlines.”

Blouin, Mohamed, McAdams and Michael Farrell all gathered the 7,000 signatures to automatically qualify for the June primary, making the outcome largely irrelevant, but providing a barometer of where the support of the party’s most-engaged base lies.

(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...


TOPICS: US: Utah
KEYWORDS: benmcadams; demagogicparty; evalopezchavez; ferners; libanmohamed; michaelfarrell; muzzie; nateblouin; rankedchoicevoting; robertgehrke; somalian; utah

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1 posted on 04/26/2026 7:34:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Moormans.


2 posted on 04/26/2026 7:36:46 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Good grief!
These stinking Islamists have added Utah to their conquest list...
Even the Mormons have surrendered?


3 posted on 04/26/2026 7:39:53 PM PDT by SuperLuminal (Where is rabble-rising Sam Adams now that we need him? Is his name Trump, now?)
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To: Texas Eagle

You get the gold star for today, my FRiend. Well played


4 posted on 04/26/2026 7:39:57 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (25 years on Free Republic, 12/10/25! More than 12,750 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Texas Eagle

Common polygamy.


5 posted on 04/26/2026 7:40:53 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA!)
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To: SuperLuminal
Even the Mormons have surrendered?

"Minnesota Nice"

6 posted on 04/26/2026 7:41:18 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: cowboyusa

Coincidence?


7 posted on 04/26/2026 7:41:29 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Liban Mohamed” or “Lying Mohamed”?


8 posted on 04/26/2026 7:41:44 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourk)
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To: j.havenfarm

Thank you. I’m honored.


9 posted on 04/26/2026 7:42:08 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: SuperLuminal

Well, Islamist Mormon Democrats anyway. What a combo!


10 posted on 04/26/2026 7:42:28 PM PDT by JennysCool ("It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled." - Mark Twain)
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To: cowboyusa

How young do Mormons marry off their daughters?


11 posted on 04/26/2026 7:42:51 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: MinorityRepublican
How did the West fall to islam?

Slowly, then suddenly.

12 posted on 04/26/2026 7:46:32 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Anyone endorsing a Muzzie - to be succinct - deserves death.

Islam is sooo linked with the awfulness of the DemocRAT party that they ae now essentially the same thing - save for the fact that at least, the Muzzies believe in a God. A cruel and unforgiving one, but at least a God. The Rats believe only in themselves, and their laughable ‘kollege eddikashuns’. Death to them all. The Daleks said it best - “Exterminate, exterminate”.


13 posted on 04/26/2026 7:47:42 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Texas Eagle
By their works shall ye know them. ..

Hiring illegals, supporting gay marriage, electing muslims.

14 posted on 04/26/2026 7:48:09 PM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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To: Sicon

By being vaginas.


15 posted on 04/26/2026 7:50:07 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: Texas Eagle

Never knew “Moroni” to wield a flaming sword...


16 posted on 04/26/2026 7:51:13 PM PDT by lightman (Beat the Philly fraud machine the Amish did onest, ja? Nein, zweimal they did already!)
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To: lightman

But he was a flamer.


17 posted on 04/26/2026 7:52:28 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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Coming soon: Learing Centers-Utah Franchise???


18 posted on 04/26/2026 7:55:56 PM PDT by Oscar in Batangas (An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
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To: Da Coyote

“Islam is sooo linked with the awfulness of the DemocRAT party that they ae now essentially the same thing”
All the antichrists are coalescing.
It’s a spiritual fight for heart of America which was founded on “one country under God.”
If it’s not kept that way, we’re doomed to oblivion and destruction.


19 posted on 04/26/2026 8:03:17 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: Sicon
How did the West fall to islam?

Slowly, then suddenly.

USA?

The 19th Amendment.

20 posted on 04/26/2026 8:05:39 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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