Squad member Ilhan Omar wins this year’s award for “biggest top-of-ticket underperformance by any House incumbent in the country”:
The biggest top-of-ticket underperformance by any House incumbent in the country? Rep. Ilhan Omar (D). Results in #MN05:
Biden 328,764 (80%)
Trump 72,323 (18%)Omar (D) 255,920 (64%)
Johnson (R) 102,878 (26%)— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 25, 2020
And it could be the worst of any candidate and not just an incumbent:
In fact, I'm not aware of anywhere near this severe an underperformance for any other House *candidate* in the county, let alone an incumbent.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 25, 2020
Yet, she’s one of the Dems the media like to champion as a voice to listen to:
https://twitter.com/DanFosterType/status/1331605989083242496
They won’t care though:
Numbers the media won't notice….unless to decry Islamophobic liberal Democrats? https://t.co/4OlOnPXoiZ
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) November 25, 2020
And if you voted for Biden/Harris and not Ilhan Omar you’re a racist or something:
1. This doesn't surprise me. Why? Negative partisanship. @Ilhan has been made 1 of the most infamous Ds by the GOP's shrewd electioneering shop. She's the poster-child for white identity politics, white grievance backlash, & the "fear factor" that drives the nativism, xenophobia, https://t.co/AsYoPSrZJC
— Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer ??? (@RachelBitecofer) November 25, 2020
But, to be honest, the 3rd party candidate whose main issue was legalizing weed is a pretty good protest vote:
How many House races in deep blue districts had third party candidates, let alone ones running on popular ideas like legal weed? Probably worth including! pic.twitter.com/evNm4tsuSS
— Aaron Huertas (@aaronhuertas) November 25, 2020
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