ast night, Ilhan Omar won her primary election, setting her up for what will almost certainly end up being her fourth term in Congress. Except she didn’t just win. Omar destroyed her challenger, Don Samuels, who was taking his second swing at Omar. Two years ago, he almost beat her — but this time, Samuels was sent packing by a nearly fourteen-point vote margin.
Omar emerged triumphant despite internal polling that, months earlier, had shown a dead-even race, which Samuels claimed “supports what we already know: We can beat Rep. Ilhan Omar.” It turns out he could not. …..more
