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Mister Ed

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6. Wellstone didn't have things like Islamophobia working against him.

Reply to nkpolitics1212 (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 12:47 AM

Feb 2023

Omar's congressional district is the bluest of the blue, and even there she's faced credible primary challenges.

Then again, the previous Representative from that same CD5 was Keith Ellison, a Muslim sworn in on the Koran, who has since gone on to win statewide office as Attorney General

Soooo...maybe it actually could happen.

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US Senator Ilhan Omar(D-MN) [View all] nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 OP

Are you suggesting this will be the case 7 years from now? JohnSJ Feb 2023 #1

I don't think Omar could win state-wide office here in Minnesota. n/t Mister Ed Feb 2023 #2

Is Omar more liberal or more conservative than the great Paul Wellstone? nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #3

Wellstone didn't have things like Islamophobia working against him. Mister Ed Feb 2023 #6

How would the 2026 MN Democratic Gov/Lt Gov ticket do with Omar on the ticket as Lt Gov? nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #7

It's all pretty speculative, I guess. Mister Ed Feb 2023 #8

The perfect MN Democratic US House member to run for and become the next US Senator is Angie Craig. nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #9

Al Franken. Marcuse Feb 2023 #4

Yeah, no. dem4decades Feb 2023 #5