{"id":2269962,"date":"2024-06-17T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-primary-opponent-scores-endorsement-from-united-steelworkers-union-deeply-honored\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T18:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T22:22:02","slug":"ilhan-omar-primary-opponent-scores-endorsement-from-united-steelworkers-union-deeply-honored","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-primary-opponent-scores-endorsement-from-united-steelworkers-union-deeply-honored\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilhan Omar&#8217;s primary challenger receives endorsement from United Steelworkers union, expresses deep honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Filhan-omar-primary-opponent-scores-endorsement-from-united-steelworkers-union-deeply-honored%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2269962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ilhan Omar&#8217;s Democratic primary opponent, Don Samuels, a former Minneapolis councilman, \u2063has received\u200c the endorsement of\u2063 the United\u200b Steelworkers union. Samuels, 75, is presenting himself as\u200c a more centrist option\u2064 compared\u2062 to Omar&#8217;s progressive\u2064 stance. Omar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizona-governor-after-censure-vote-state-party-should-focus-on-winning-races\/\" title=\"Arizona Governor After Censure Vote: State Party Should \u2018Focus On Winning Races\u2019\">narrowly won<\/a> her last primary \u200cin 2022 partly \u200ddue to \u2063voter concerns about crime. Samuels, \u200chighlighting \u2064his desire to\u200c positively impact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-sanders-dems-have-votes-to-pass-partisan-covid-19-relief\/\" title=\"Sen. Sanders: Dems have votes to pass partisan COVID-19 relief\">working families<\/a>,\u2064 has also been endorsed by the International Union of Operating Engineers. With these endorsements, his campaign gains momentum ahead of the 2024 Democratic primary scheduled for August 13. Samuels \u200chas criticized Omar for her past decisions to break\u2062 away\u2063 from mainstream Democratic views and actions,\u200d including those of\u2064 President Joe Biden.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ilhan-omar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ilhan Omar's\">Ilhan Omar\u2019s<\/a> (D-MN) Democratic primary opponent won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers union.<\/p>\n<p>Don Samuels, 75, former Minneapolis councilman, has positioned himself as more of a centrist lawmaker, in contrast to the progressivism of Omar, who narrowly won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2022-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"2022 primary\">2022 primary<\/a> by just 2% in a race largely dominated by concerns over crime. Samuels\u2019s chances in this race grew Monday when he won endorsements from United Steelworkers and the International Union of Operating Engineers.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Don Samuels, former Minneapolis councilman, poses at his home, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, in Minneapolis. Samuels is challenging U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) in the 2024 Democratic primary. (AP Photo\/Steve Karnowski)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOur campaign is not just about winning an election, it\u2019s about making a real difference in the<br \/>lives of working families,\u201d Samuels said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m deeply honored to have the support of these unions and their members as we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/same-rate-of-white-evangelicals-and-young-black-americans-hesitant-on-vaccine-media-condemns-one-group-defends-other\/\" title=\"Same Rate Of White Evangelicals And Young Black Americans Hesitant On Vaccine. Media Condemns One Group, Defends Other.\">gather momentum<\/a> for the Aug. 13 primary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then targeted Omar\u2019s previous moves to break with other Democrats and President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnlike my opponent, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2021\/11\/08\/aoc-ilhan-omar-democrats-who-voted-no-infrastructure-bill\/6339739001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>one of only six<\/a> Democrats to oppose Joe Biden\u2019s historic infrastructure bill, I\u2019m committed to going to Washington to collaborate with the president and my colleagues in Congress. Together, we can pass legislation that creates jobs and opportunities, not just make a point,\u201d Samuels added.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Omar for comment.<\/p>\n<p>USW represents 1.2 million workers and retirees across the country, while the IUOE represents over 400,000 workers across the United States and Canada. Those from the union who spoke in favor of Samuels portrayed Omar as too divisive of a figure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe support Don because our members deserve and expect representation focused on improving the lives of working people instead of political grandstanding and division,\u201d said business manager Jason George, a member of the IUOE\u2019s Local 49, which covers Omar\u2019s district. \u201cWhen Rep. Omar voted against President Biden\u2019s historic infrastructure package, it sent a clear message to our members that it was time for new leadership in the Fifth District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Omar is one of a few members of the progressive House \u201csquad\u201d who face a difficult primary, buoyed by outside groups\u2019 fundraising propelled by the group members\u2019 certain progressive stances, especially on the war in Gaza. Despite Samuels being one of the most vocal opponents of Israel, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee has largely refrained from supporting him, much to his frustration.<\/p>\n<p>Omar has a clear fundraising advantage over Samuels, raising roughly $4.9 million compared to Samuels\u2019s $775,000 as of mid-April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnpost.com\/national\/2024\/04\/ilhan-omar-the-squad-don-samuels-congress-rematch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Minnpost<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Samuels, 75, a former Minneapolis councilman and centrist, secured the United Steelworkers union endorsement over Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN). Omar, known for her progressive stance, narrowly clinched the 2022 primary by a 2% margin, in a contest heavily influenced by crime concerns<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2269963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Don-Samuels-and-Ilhan-Omar.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2269962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Don-Samuels-and-Ilhan-Omar.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2269962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2269962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2269963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2269962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2269962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2269962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}