#omar elected

[simply-ivanka]

The buck stops with Walz! Another corrupted Democrat!

[odinsblog]

AIPAC, a rightwing conservative, quasi-religious, foreign organization, is interfering with U.S. elections and shaping who is and who isn’t a member of Congress.

AIPAC is currently targeting progressives like Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Summer Lee, Jamaal Bowman, Greg Casar, Delia Ramirez, Maxwell Frost, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and others who do not feel beholden to Israel and are sympathetic to Palestinians.

If AIPAC was a super PAC funded by North Korea, or China, or Russia, or Iran—and interfering in elections by financing the campaigns of specific candidates—almost every member of Congress would be freaking out. And rightly so. This is no different.

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Omar taking over the MTV instagram today 🩷

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A Ilhan Omar yard sign seen in South Minneapolis. Omar is running against Don Samuels in the Minnesota CD5 primary.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Dean Obeidallah at The Dean's Report:

Nothing triggers Donald Trump (and MAGA) more than strong Black women. Period. Black women are at the intersection of the racism and sexism that so fuels Trump and his MAGA movement. We’ve seen this for years with Trump’s demonization of visible Black female leaders from repeatedly calling Rep. Maxine Waters “low IQ” to vile attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar including calling for her to “go back” to where she came from and worse. And in 2020, after Kamala Harris was named Joe Biden’s running mate, Trump lashed out by playing on the angry Black women trope by calling her a “mad woman,” “so angry” and even a “monster.”

But now with President Biden stepping aside and the Democratic party rallying around Harris, Trump will for be the first time called to go head-to-head with Harris—and he must be petrified.   Harris is the manifestation of all that scares Trump: She is a powerful, successful, smart Black woman. Harris is also a former prosecutor who was elected in 2004 as District Attorney for San Francisco and in 2010 she was victorious statewide when she won the race to be Attorney General for the State of California. The contrast between prosecutor Harris and convicted felon Trump is perfect. And Harris has been the administration’s point person on reproductive freedom, which again is a powerful contrast to Trump who has bragged, “I’m the one that got rid of Roe v. Wade.”

Trump knows Harris could beat him. We all saw how Trump’s frail ego reacted when Biden beat him in 2020—he attempted a coup and incited the Jan 6 terrorist attack.  The prospect of now losing to a Black woman has to shake Trump to the core—as does the prospect of ending up in prison.

That means we can expect Trump, his right-wing allies in Congress and the media to smear Harris non-stop with lies and bigotry. Mika Brzezinski shared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe on Monday that, “I’ve heard from inside Republican circles and right-wing media that the hate campaign against Kamala Harris has begun.”

In reality, though, the racist right wing smears of Harris began two weeks ago when GOP member of Congress Chip Roy, former Trump aide Sebastian Gorka and a NY Post columnist Charles Gasparino all labeled Harris a “DEI” hire meaning she only got her job because of diversity mandates, not because she earned it. Gorka—while on national TV--even despicably referred to Harris as “colored.” Gasparino went even further to say if Biden ended up stepping down as President, then, “Harris becomes the nation’s first DEI president by default.” To the white right, it doesn’t matter that Harris has been a public servant for more than 20 years, winning election after election from DA, to California AG to the US Senate, where she distinguished herself with her service on the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.  And of course, winning the 2020 election as VP.

Let’s be clear: Calling a person of color a DEI hire is what racism looks like.  It springs from the white supremacist myth that people of color are inherently inferior to white people, hence, we can only achieve success and visible positions with the help of a program. (I was called a “quota hire” years ago on social media by a Fox News frequent guest because at the time I was the first Muslim hired to host a national radio show.) [...] The vitriol and bigotry that will be directed at Harris over the next 100 plus days until the Nov 5 election will likely far eclipse what we’ve seen to date. It will likely be worse than what was directed at Barack Obama given Harris is a woman.

With Kamala Harris becoming the de facto Democratic nominee to face off against Donald Trump, the 2024 election will be the prosecutor v. felon election.

It’s important to vote for the Prosecutor! #Harris47 #Harris2024 #YesWeKam

See Also:

Michelangelo Signorile: Joe Biden completely recast the 2024 election and Donald Trump can't handle it

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[phoenixyfriend]

All that time with Train Fiend Joe could only help lol

Anyways, Kamala Harris is very good on public transit, having been one of the most pro transit candidates in the democratic primary in 2020, where she has this to say in her climate plan

"We must also incentivize people to reduce car usage and use public transit. This starts by funding robust public transportation networks to bring communities together and focusing our transportation infrastructure investments toward projects that reduce vehicle miles traveled and address gaps in first mile, last mile service."

Still not that revolutionary but it is clear that she at least understands on some level the need to reduce car usage and increase the use of public transit.

So she has my endorsement if that matters at all.

[saxafimedianetwork]

Strategic Policy; Why USA Should Recognize Somaliland

Recognizing #Somaliland's independence would enhance #USA influence in the #HornOfAfrica, counter #China's expanding presence & affirm democratic values. It's time for the US to reevaluate its stance & acknowledge Somaliland's sovereignty. #USPolicy

Continue reading Strategic Policy; Why USA Should Recognize Somaliland

[russianreader]

National Unity Day

Monterey, California, 4 November 2024. Photo: The Russian Reader I’m worried about the left’s demonization of America’s origins and the future of Western civilization, as many conservatives feel that the basic tenets of society as we’ve known it are under attack. Source: Scott Jennings, “Opinion: Why I’m voting for Donald Trump,” Los Angeles Times, 1 November 2024 Carolina Performing Arts,…

[bhaskarlive]

NC chooses Omar Abdullah as leader, set to be new CM of J&K

National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah is set to be the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after being unanimously elected as the leader of the legislature party.

Source: bhaskarlive.in

[marvelsmostwanted]

Illinois voted to protect IVF, paved the way for a possible millionaire tax, and passed protections for election workers:

https://abc7chicago.com/amp/post/illinoisans-vote-millionaire-tax-advisory-referendum/15518125/

Also, Sarah McBride is a rep, not a Senator. I fixed the original post.

Some snippets of good news (sorry for no sources, grabbing things from Twitter here)

• New York and Maryland have passed measures to protect abortion

• Ruben Gallego is projected to defeat Kari Lake for a much-needed Democratic Senate gain in Arizona (replacing Kysten Sinema, who had become an independent)

• Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester will become the first woman and first black person to represent Delaware in the Senate.

• Angela Alsobrooks will become the first black woman to represent Maryland in the Senate.

• ^This is the first time 2 black women have been elected to the US Senate at the same time. Only 3 black women have served in the Senate before them: Carol Moseley Braun, Kamala Harris, and Laphonza Butler, who is a current Senator (D-CA).

*Update:

• Sarah McBride (D-DE) will become the first transgender person in the US Senate.

[rightnewshindi]

चुनाव जीतते ही बदले उमर अब्दुल्ला के सुर, पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी को पद से हटाने की कही बात; जानें क्यों

Jammu Kashmir News: जम्मू-कश्मीर विधानसभा चुनाव के नतीजे आ चुके हैं और कांग्रेस और नेशनल कॉन्फ्रेंस गठबंधन ने केंद्र शासित प्रदेश में बहुमत हासिल कर लिया है। इसके बाद अब उमर अब्दुल्ला ने बुधवार को अनुच्छेद 370 के मुद्दे पर नेशनल कॉन्फ्रेंस के रुख पर बात की है। एनसी उपा��्यक्ष ने अनुच्छेद 370 ��र चुप रहने से इनकार कर दिया है। हालांकि, उन्होंने कहा कि मौजूदा केंद्र सरकार के रहते इसे बहाल होने की…

[kimskashmir]

Omar Abdullah to contest Assembly Polls from Ganderbal constituency

SRINAGAR — Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ganderbal constituency. This announcement was made by Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, a Lok Sabha member, and Nasir Aslam Wani, NC provincial president on Sunday in the presence of Omar Abdullah and Mian Altaf Ahmad, senior NC leader and MP…

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Ilhan Omar wins Democratic nomination, solidifies US House liberals’ position

US Representative Ilhan Omar secured the Democratic Party’s nomination after losses in party primaries by two fellow members of a group nicknamed “The Squad,” according to Reuters.

Omar defeated former Minneapolis City council member Don Samuels in the Democratic Party primary in Minnesota’s 5th District. She beat Samuels by a 56.2%-42.9% margin, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s tally.

According to federal campaign disclosures, she raised $6.8 million after the 2022 election, more than double the re-election fundraising of a typical House member and significantly more than Samuels’ $1.4 million. Ryan Dawkins, a political science professor at Minnesota’s Carleton College, noted:

Because Omar had a tough primary last cycle [the 2022 election], she was prepared this time around with a strong ground game and excellent fundraising numbers that far outpaced Samuels.

The Minnesota lawmaker, one of four progressive women whose 2018 election created The Squad, is expected to win the November 5 election. Control of Congress will be at stake as Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump seek the presidency.

Fellow Squad members Representatives Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri have lost their party primaries over the past few months. They faced opponents who received significant support from the pro-Israel fundraising group AIPAC.

Democrats’ position

Bowman, Bush, and Omar opposed President Joe Biden’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

They also reflect that the Democratic Party has abandoned some of its most left-leaning ideas, such as calling for government-backed health care for all Americans or talking about ending police funding. The absence of a significant 2024 Democratic primary before Biden withdrew his candidacy last month, handing the torch to Harris, meant that more left-leaning candidates, such as independent Senator Bernie Sanders, did not participate in the debates.

Ilhan Omar and some other team members voted against several of Biden’s priorities, including a $1 trillion infrastructure bill taking effect in 2021. They objected mainly because it was not aligned with the bill to expand social programmes, including child care, as promised.

Omar, who came to the United States as a refugee from Somalia, describes her politics as ” visionary, bold and loud”. She stated that she had allocated millions of dollars in federal funds for community development in her district.

She faced criticism for anti-Semitic remarks, and in 2023, House Republicans voted to remove her from the Foreign Affairs Committee over a 2019 social media post. It said supporters of Israel were motivated by money, not principles. Omar subsequently apologised for the post.

Read more HERE

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Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Ilhan Omar, Amy Klobuchar yard signs in the windows of the Minneapolis DFL office.