If it is true that Omar underperformed by more than AOC, which looks likely, might it be the case that Omar's progressivism was not the reason she underperformed? I don't know why, it might be racism, antisemitism concerns, GOP smears, poor campaigning, or anything else, but it seems to me that if progressivism were to blame then one would expect the same underperformance across the board.
You're talking about an 80% Biden district!! lol These people are not right-wingers at all since a bunch voted third party, maybe she's just toxic and too extreme for some people? Idk but to immediately go to racism and bigotry in one of the wokest districts in the country is too good.
1. Woke people are not immune to racism.
2. GOP smears do not work exclusively on GOP voters.
3. I think it's probably likely that her underperformance was a combination of a bunch of this stuff.
4. This misses my point, which is that a bunch of progressive reps not named Ilhan Omar did not underperform by nearly as much, which casts doubt on the whole "toxic and extreme" angle.
You know she did best in both her primaries among white voters?
I don't even want to imagine the privilege it takes for you to be a Democrat who's able to afford 4 years of GOP control.
I would actually argue that this attitude is somewhat prevalent on the left, with some “democratic socialists” viewing ideological purity as more important than actually winning.
