AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota’s primaries The Associated PressMinnesota House Primary Preview: Ilhan Omar Faces Rematch Against 2022 Opponent The Cook Political ReportPrimary day is looming in Minnesota. Here are the key races to keep an eye on. CBS Minnesota
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WASHINGTON(AP)—Afteratoughsummerofprimaries,theprogressiveHousememberswhocallthemselves“theSquad”arefacingtheirfinalchallengenextweekinMinnesota.
Rep.IlhanOmarisontheballotinMinnesota’s5thCongressionalDistrictonTuesday,aweekafterfellowSquadmemberRep.CoriBushlosttheDemocraticnominationinMissouri.InJune,Rep.JamaalBowmanofNewYork,alsopartoftheSquad,becamethefirstDemocraticHousememberofthecycletolosehisprimary.TheonlyotherSquadmemberwhohasn’tyetfacedaprimaryisAyannaPressleyofMassachusetts,andnobodyisrunningagainsther.
OmarfindsherselfonstrongerfootingthanBowmanorBush,whobothfacedwell-fundedchallengersandmillionsofdollarsinspendingbyUnitedDemocracyProject,asuperPACaffiliatedwiththeAmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee.UnitedDemocra