Too Good to Check: Ilhan Omar in Tie With Primary Opponent

Martin Walsh from Conservative Brief 8:20 PM | May 03, 2024

After trailing Omar by just 2.1 percent in the 2022 primary, former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels is taking on Omar once more in the August 13 primary — and it’s shaping up to be a nail-biter. ...

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The campaign for Samuels released a Victoria Research poll that found 519 Democratic voters in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district to be 41 percent in favor of Omar and Samuels.

The remaining 18% are either not sure yet or intend to vote in the primary over the summer for a candidate other than Omar or Samuels, the Daily Mail noted.

Ed Morrissey

This sounds like campaign polling rather than independent polling, so take it with a grain of salt. Victoria Research is a progressive-advocacy pollster, but even that's interesting in terms of Omar's standing. Working with Samuels against Omar may speak volumes about Omar's political viability.

Or maybe not. MN-05 is a very radical district where Somali-American voters have significant pull. Samuels did come close a couple of years ago, though, and it's not like the quality of life in the district has improved since then. 

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