Democrats vacate endorsement of Democratic Socialist mayoral candidate in Minneapolis
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The statewide Minnesota DFL Party overturned the Minneapolis chapter's endorsement of democratic socialist Omar Fateh over incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey, citing a flawed process.
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The Minnesota Democratic Party revoked its Minneapolis chapter's endorsement of Omar Fateh, a socialist state senator running for mayor, as Fateh faces accusations of "cheating" at a recent party convention that saw him clinch that endorsement.
The state party "found substantial failures in the Minneapolis Convention's voting process on July 19th, including an acknowledgement that a mayoral candidate was errantly eliminated from contention."
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party’s Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee (CBRC) voted to revoke its endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh (D) for Minneapolis mayor, drawing objections from Rep.
Minnesota's Democratic Farmer-Labor Party has stripped democratic socialist Omar Fateh of the endorsement for Minneapolis mayor he won at last month's convention. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said, "This decision will be a stain on our party for years to come."
Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, won the Minneapolis DFL endorsement at a flawed convention in July with several complaints.
The statewide Minnesota DFL Party overturned the Minneapolis chapter's endorsement of democratic socialist Omar Fateh over incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey, citing a flawed process.
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