Democratic voters can evict another antisemite by defeating Ilhan Omar

Published August 12, 2024 12:01am ET



Voters in Minneapolis have a chance in Tuesday’s primary to defeat Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) bid for renomination, thus extending a growing voter backlash against the most radically leftist Democrats in Congress.

The Minnesota voters would be following the lead of Missouri Democrats who voted to evict Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) on Aug. 6, as well as New York Democrats who chose to oust Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) in June. Like Bush and Bowman, Omar has built a record that can fairly be described as hateful and antisemitic.

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