Ilhan Omar’s Chances of Losing Primary to Don Samuels, According to Polls Newsweek
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RepresentativeIlhanOmar,aMinnesotaDemocrat,issettofaceoffagainstformerMinneapoliscitycouncilorDonSamuelsinherprimaryraceonTuesday,withpollssuggestingthecongresswomanhasaleadoverherchallenger.
OmaristhelatestprogressiveDemocrattofaceahigh-profileprimarythisyear.Sofar,theDemocraticParty’smoderatewinghasdefeatedtwomembersof“TheSquad,”aninformalcoalitionofU.S.Houseprogressives.RepresentativesJamaalBowmanofNewYorkandCoriBushofMissourihavebothlosttheirprimaries,whileRepresentativeSummerLeeofPennsylvaniadefeatedherchallengerearlierthisyear.
Omar,firstelectedin2018,facedacompetitivechallengefromSamuelsin2022whenshedefeatedhimbyonly2percentagepoints.
However,pollssuggestthecongresswomanmaybeinastrongerpositionthistimearound.
ThemostrecentsurveyconductedontheracefromLakeResearchPartnersonbehalfofOmar’scampaignfoundherwithasizableleadoverSamuels.OmarledSamuelsby27pointsinthepoll(60to33pe
