Ilhan Omar Manages to Fend Off Primary Challenger

On Tuesday night, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a member of the anti-Israel Squad, managed to hold on and won her primary. In the days leading up to the primary race, there was hope from Omar's critics that former Councilman Don Samuels, who came close to ousting her in 2022, could pull off a win this time, but it didn't happen. He even lost by a wider margin. 

Decision Desk HQ called the race at 10:40pm, over 90 minutes after the polls closed.

An original member of the Squad, Omar was first elected in 2018, having replaced Keith Ellison, who went on to win his race for Attorney General of Minnesota, and has campaigned for Omar's reelection. She's also run into particular trouble for her antisemitic remarks.

As we reminded over the weekend, when previewing this primary race:

Plenty has happened in two years' time, including but not only the October 7 attack that Israel suffered at the hands of Hamas terrorists. Days after the attack, Omar took to posting anti-Israel narratives over X. She's also participated in anti-Israel events since then with fellow Squad members.