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Minnesota 5th Congressional primary races might divide liberals

By Washington Examiner
Published August 12, 2020 9:00pm ET
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Minnesota 5th Congressional primary races might divide liberals
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walks to the chamber Thursday, March 7, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as the House was preparing to vote on a resolution to speak out against, as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said, "anti-Semitism, anti-Islamophobia, anti-white supremacy and all the forms that it takes," an action sparked by remarks from Omar. | (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Voters in Minnesota may sink one member of “the Squad” who’s facing fierce competition from a newcomer with surprising fundraising abilities.

Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American refugee, won the DFL Party’s endorsement and is a member of “the Squad” – the collective name given newly elected Democratic women of color in Congress after the 2018 election, including New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib; and Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley.

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