Ilhan Omar’s Achievements and Election Process
She became the first Muslim headscarf-wearing representative to enter the House of Representatives in the 2018 midterm elections. Ilhan Omar, former Minneapolis City Council member in primary Don Samuelsentered into a fierce fight with Omar, his opponent Samuels 13.3 percentShe won the primary by a margin of 10 points. This victory came after Omar’s liberal-progressive group in the House of Representatives, known among Democrats as “The Squad,” lost the primary because of billions of dollars spent by the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).
After the election results were announced, Omar said: In the presidential elections on November 5Democrats’ candidate Kamala Harriswith his assistant Tim WalzOmar expressed the difficulties she faced during this process as follows: “This campaign was one of the ugliest and most disgusting campaigns I have ever witnessed. We had an opponent who was prepared to cooperate with actual Nazis to defeat us.”
News site published in the USA The Intercept, By accessing a WhatsApp group called “Don Samuels-supporting Zionists against Omar”, only those in the campaign against Omar 24 hoursin about 100 thousand dollarsOmar shared screenshots of the rally that his opponent Don Samuels had 535 thousand dollarsBy adding three times the $1.6 millionHe was clearly ahead of his rival.
Moreover, Cory Bush, Representative from Michigan Rashida Tlaibled by other Democratic Party representatives Ilhan OmarAnd Jan Schakowskyholding a joint press conference with Gaza permanent ceasefireThey requested. Bush, President Joe BidenHe also called on the to take full action to end the violence.
