'Beatable' Squad Member Rep. Ilhan Omar Gets Strong Primary Challenger

'Beatable' Squad Member Rep. Ilhan Omar Gets Strong Primary Challenger


Far-left “progressive” Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has her work cut out for her as she prepares to run for reelection next year.

Omar will be challenged again by former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, who announced earlier this month he will face off against her in the Democratic primary.

The more moderate Samuels only lost to Omar by 2 points in 2022’s primary, but he is confident he can best the highly controversial lawmaker this time around.

“Ilhan hasn’t helped herself,” Samuels said. “She has made missteps, even after the last race. And so some folks are coming [to support me] because of what I am, who I am, and what I will do, and some are coming because of what she does and will do.”

He has called Omar “beatable.”

Also, he made it clear that he is entering the race earlier than before, which will allow him more time to cultivate connections with supporters and voters. Samuels further attacked Omar for being a polarizing figure, citing her attack on Obama for calling police budget cuts a “snappy slogan.”

“My opponent is known for divisiveness and rancor personally, locally, nationally, and internationally,” he said.

In addition, a pro-Israel Muslim immigrant from Iraq and longtime broadcast journalist in Minnesota has announced she will run against Omar next year after labeling her the most antisemitic member of Congress.

Dalia al-Aqidi, a Republican who immigrated to the U.S. from Iraq to escape then-dictator Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime and Omar have “staunchly opposing viewpoints on the Israel-Hamas conflict,” the report stated.

“This is the first time two Muslim Americans are running against each other for a congressional seat, and it’s in a district with a significant Muslim population. But Al-Aqidi, a native of Iraq who fled Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime in 1988, says that distinction shouldn’t matter. She’d rather focus on the issues: She’s a pro-school choice, wants to eliminate Critical Race Theory from being taught in classrooms (even though it is mainly taught just at the university level), reduce inflation, and secure our borders,” the outlet added.

Above all, however, she is vehemently pro-Israel and rejects allegations of ‘Islamophobia’ because she won’t play the “identity politics game.”


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