‘Squad’ member Ilhan Omar easily fends off primary challenge from moderate Minn. Dem
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‘Squad’ member Ilhan Omar easily fends off primary challenge from moderate Minn. Dem

Hard-left “Squad” member Ilhan Omar cruised to victory over her more moderate Democratic opponent Don Samuels in Minnesota’s primary on Tuesday night. Omar won in a landslide, receiving 56.2% of the vote against Samuels’ 42.9%, with 95% of precincts reporting. Omar’s victory came after two members of the lefty faction of the Democratic party, known as “the Squad” lost to more centrist primary opponents in hard-fought races. In June, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, an...