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Dems in disarray: DFL revocation of Fateh endorsement polarizes party  Minnesota Reformer DFL vacates Fateh’s endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, citing ‘substantial failures’ in process  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Readers Write: Minneapolis DFL, speed limits, antisemitism, Minnesota State Fair  Star Tribune Ilhan Omar erupts at own party for reneging on socialist candidate’s endorsement: ‘Inexcusable’  Fox News Minnesota’s Democratic Party Revokes Endorsement of Mayoral Candidate  The New York …

Minnesota DFL rescinds Minneapolis mayoral endorsement of Omar Fateh  MPR News DFL vacates Fateh’s endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, citing ‘substantial failures’ in process  5 EYEWITNESS NEWS Minnesota’s Democratic Party Revokes Endorsement of Mayoral Candidate  The New York Times Minnesota DFL overturns Minneapolis mayoral endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh  Bring Me The News Exclusive: Ilhan Omar condemns party’s reversal of Minneapolis mayoral endorsement  Axios Source …

The Minnesota DFL vacated its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor after a review panel found glaring flaws in the voting process. A flurry of challenges were submitted to the state DFL in the wake of last month’s Minneapolis DFL Convention, pointing out issues with the electronic voting system and questioning whether a quorum was present for …

The Minnesota DFL has revoked the Minneapolis arm of the party’s endorsement of Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral race. Last month, in an upset, Fateh won the Minneapolis DFL endorsement over incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey. On Thursday, Minnesota DFL chair Richard Carlbom said, “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the Constitution, Bylaws & …

4:31 p.m. – The local party’s endorsement raised Omar Fateh’s profile and drew comparisons with New York lawmaker and fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who won the mayoral primary in New York City. In recent years in Minneapolis, the DSA has gone from a fringe group to a major insurgent wing of the party — and more traditional DFLers have …

Several challenges filed with the Minnesota DFL are seeking to nullify State Sen. Omar Fateh’s party endorsement for Minneapolis mayor, claiming irregularities with the voting process. Per the rules of the Minneapolis DFL Convention, a 60% majority of delegates is required to secure an endorsement. Before Saturday, no mayoral candidate had gained the DFL endorsement in Minneapolis since R.T. Rybak …

“The Democratic Socialists of America want to defund the police,” Graham said. “They want to disarm all law enforcement officers. They want to free all incarcerated people, legalize the sex trade, the drug trade, homelessness and squatting. I could go on. “Those are some really good high points that we found to be in strident contrast to the DFL’s values.” …