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lostincalifornia

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Tue Jul 22, 2025, 06:27 PM

Jul 22

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/omar-fateh-minneapolis-mayor-endorsements

"Minneapolis Democrats endorse democratic socialist for mayor over incumbent

A Democratic socialist member of the Minnesota state senate won his party’s endorsement for the Minneapolis mayoral race over the incumbent, giving momentum to the progressive left’s political rise.

Omar Fateh, a state senator from Minneapolis’s southside, beat Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, who served as mayor during the George Floyd protests and through the pandemic. Fateh gained momentum after Zohran Mamdani, also a democratic socialist and state lawmaker, won the primary for New York City mayor.

Fateh was first elected to the state senate in 2020 and won re-election in 2022. He was the first Somali American and Muslim elected to the chamber. He chaired the higher education committee and advanced a plan for free college for families who make less than $80,000.

“I am incredibly honored to be the DFL endorsed candidate for Minneapolis mayor,” Fateh said after the endorsement win, referring to the Democratic-Farmer-Labor party, the Democratic party in Minnesota. “This endorsement is a message that Minneapolis residents are done with broken promises, vetoes, and politics as usual. It’s a mandate to build a city that works for all of us.”

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Politics Mayor Jacob Frey challenges Minneapolis DFL's endorsement of Omar Fateh in mayoral race [View all] lostincalifornia Jul 22 OP

You do realize that both DFL candidates are Democrats, right? Incanus Jul 22 #1

That isn't how he identifies himself lostincalifornia Jul 22 #7

Where in that article does it say he refuses to identify as a Democrat? Incanus Jul 22 #9

The Guardian article said the Minneapolis Democrats endorsed a Democratic Socialist, because that lostincalifornia Jul 22 #13

Do we really have to explain this again? This is getting tiresome. Incanus Jul 22 #16

I am a Democratic Socialist and a Democrat obamanut2012 Jul 22 #21

you are confusing a political philosophy (democratic socialism) for a political party (the DFL) nt Celerity Jul 22 #25

He doesn't refuse to be labeled as a Democrat. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 22 #2

He identifies himself as a Democratic Socialist, not a Democrat lostincalifornia Jul 22 #8

You can be both. I am both obamanut2012 Jul 22 #22

you are confusing a political philosophy (democratic socialism) for a political party (the DFL) nt Celerity Jul 22 #26

I identify as a Social Democrat. ForgoTheConsequence Jul 22 #29

How did the Democratic party endorse him then? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 22 #3

He identifies himself as a Democratic Socialist, not a Democrat. lostincalifornia Jul 22 #6

DSA doesn't have a ballot line, so he's a DFLer. The party doesn't have a problem with it, so why do you? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 22 #11

I said he identifies himself as a Democratic Socialist, not a Democrat. So the Guardian article is BS lostincalifornia Jul 22 #12

What Guardian article? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 22 #14

Here: lostincalifornia Jul 22 #15

Okay so? He's a DFLer and a Democratic Socialist. The DSA doesn't have ballot status. It's not a party. Someone who's a WhiskeyGrinder Jul 22 #17

you are confusing a political philosophy (democratic socialism) for a political party (the DFL) nt Celerity Jul 22 #27

DFL are Democrats -- Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan are also DFL obamanut2012 Jul 22 #4

DFL is the Democratic Party in Minnesota. I am talking about the candidate. According to this he identifies lostincalifornia Jul 22 #5

Are you doing this on purpose? obamanut2012 Jul 22 #23

you are confusing a political philosophy (democratic socialism) for a political party (the DFL) nt Celerity Jul 22 #28

For those unaware DFL stands for SocialDemocrat61 Jul 22 #10

when what you really want to be does not raise enough $$$ masquerade as something else nt msongs Jul 22 #18

I was just defining DFL SocialDemocrat61 Jul 22 #19

He's not masquerading. He's a DFLer. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 22 #20

How is he masquerading??? He is literally a dfl member obamanut2012 Jul 22 #24

Here's the real problem. lees1975 Jul 22 #30

Well said. Incanus Jul 22 #31

I think the pushback isn't because of his race Polybius Jul 22 #32

Wow this is a real tomato v potato mashup. JanMichael Jul 22 #33