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Omar Fateh, running on promises to make Minneapolis more affordable by raising minimum wage and implementing rent control, mirrors New York City’s Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran
Omar Fateh, a rising progressive, has won the Minneapolis Democratic Party's nomination for the city's upcoming mayoral election.
Omar Fateh, 35, a Minnesota state Senator, won the endorsement of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party for Minneapolis mayor over Jacob Frey, who has been in office since 2018.
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville described the party as "in shambles" in a recent op-ed, using terms like "leaderless," "confused," "cracked-out clown car," and "divided" to characterize its current state.
Former New York Giants linebacker Carter Coughlin weighed in on the Minneapolis mayoral race after Omar Fateh received a key endorsement.