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nkpolitics1212

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3. Is Omar more liberal or more conservative than the great Paul Wellstone?

Reply to Mister Ed (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 3, 2023, 12:05 AM

Feb 2023

Wellstone was a progressive Democrat. From 1991-2002 . The National and State Democratic Party was middle of road.
The current National and State Democratic Party is more progressive.

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US Senator Ilhan Omar(D-MN) [View all] nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 OP

Are you suggesting this will be the case 7 years from now? JohnSJ Feb 2023 #1

I don't think Omar could win state-wide office here in Minnesota. n/t Mister Ed Feb 2023 #2

Is Omar more liberal or more conservative than the great Paul Wellstone? nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #3

Wellstone didn't have things like Islamophobia working against him. Mister Ed Feb 2023 #6

How would the 2026 MN Democratic Gov/Lt Gov ticket do with Omar on the ticket as Lt Gov? nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #7

It's all pretty speculative, I guess. Mister Ed Feb 2023 #8

The perfect MN Democratic US House member to run for and become the next US Senator is Angie Craig. nkpolitics1212 Feb 2023 #9

Al Franken. Marcuse Feb 2023 #4

Yeah, no. dem4decades Feb 2023 #5