Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar admitted Wednesday that she’s not sure there’s a Democratic presidential candidate that could beat President Trump in the election during her appearance on BET’s Black Coffee.
Marc Lamont Hill, one of the show’s hosts, asked Omar if she had endorsed a presidential candidate yet.
“I have not, and I don’t intend on making an endorsement any time soon. I think it’s a little too early. There is lots of important conversations that need to be had about particular policies,” Omar began. “Everybody has ideas that are closely aligned and so it’s within the details often that you get to pick your candidate.”
“I think there is also this right — this question of how do we defeat the occupant of the White House? What — what does that policy — what does that process really look like? How do we not only energize our base but also get to the soul of our country and reclaim it?” she continued. “I don’t know if, if we have gotten that, that candidate yet.”
CNN’s most recent poll of Democrats or Democrat-leaning independents, released on Tuesday, shows a more level playing field at the top with presidential front-runner Joe Biden seeing a drop in his support from 32% in May to 22%. Sens. Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders are practically locked in a three-way tie behind the former vice president at 17%, 15% and 14% respectively.
