Liberal Forum

What had been a polarizing election for Minneapolis mayor has exploded into a full-blown political crisis for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.

 U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and a group of prominent Minneapolis Democrats Thursday released a statement condemning the state party for revoking the DFL convention endorsement of mayoral candidate Sen. Omar Fateh, who would be the city’s first Somali-American mayor if elected in November.

 “A small group of DFL board members, a majority living outside Minneapolis, met privately to overturn the will of Minneapolis delegates who volunteered, organized, and participated in a months-long DFL process. It is inexcusable to overturn the results weeks after the convention because board members did not like the outcome,” wrote the group, which also comprised state Sens. Zaynab Mohamed and Doron Clark, state Reps. Aisha Gomez, Fue Lee, Mohamud Noor, Sydney Jordan and Esther Agbaje and several members of the City Council and Hennepin County Board.

 The statement notes a majority of the DFL committee that revoked the endorsement Thursday don’t live in Minneapolis, while also drawing an ideological contrast between “progressive democrats who are challenging the status quo and moderate democrats.”  It also alleges “blatant corruption” via “the influence of big money in our politics.”

https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/08/2 ... zes-party/

po po omar...sucks to get a taste of your own medicine served cold...