Minnesota Dems in Disarray as DFL Pulls Omar Fateh Endorsement After Major Election Issues [WATCH]

The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) has rescinded its endorsement of State Senator Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayoral race following disputes over the integrity of the party’s convention voting process.

Fateh, a Democratic Socialist, defeated incumbent Mayor Jacob Frey in an upset at the July 19 DFL convention, but the endorsement lasted less than a month.

The Minnesota state Democrat party has REVERSED its endorsement of Omar Fateh for mayor of Minneapolis after discovering — or rather, being forced to admit — severe voting irregularities at the city’s Democrat convention.

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On Thursday, DFL chair Richard Carlbom announced the endorsement would be withdrawn after an internal review found significant problems with the convention’s vote tabulation.

“After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee found substantial failures in the Minneapolis Convention’s voting process on July 19th, including an acknowledgement that a mayoral candidate was errantly eliminated from contention,” Carlbom said in a statement.

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Carlbom added that the party would now work to refocus its efforts.

“Now it’s time to turn our focus to unity and our common goal: electing DFL leaders focused on making life more affordable for Minnesotans and holding Republicans accountable for the chaos and confusion they’ve unleashed on Minnesotans.”

Frey’s campaign had formally challenged the DFL’s endorsement of Fateh, citing problems with the electronic voting system used at the convention.

According to the campaign, the process resulted in an “extraordinarily high” number of uncounted votes, raising questions about the validity of the results. CBS Minneapolis reported that the electronic voting method was both “highly flawed and untested.”

Frey welcomed the DFL’s decision to rescind the endorsement. “I am proud to be a member of a party that believes in correcting our mistakes, and I am glad that this inaccurate and obviously flawed process was set aside,” Frey said.

“I look forward to having a full and honest debate with Senator Fateh about our city’s future, with the outcome now resting squarely where it should — with all the people of Minneapolis.”

Minneapolis Mayor Frey thinks that the race was rigged, citing missing ballots, insecure election machines

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Not all voices in the DFL coalition agreed with the decision.

Chelsea McFarren, chair of Mpls for the Many, a group aligned with Frey, called the party’s reversal “unfortunate” and accused DFL leadership of undermining its members.

“The results from the July 19th convention were clear and resounding,” McFarren said.

“Minneapolis residents are overwhelmingly ready for a new mayor and the majority of them support State Senator Omar Fateh.”

Fateh has campaigned on a platform aligned with Democratic Socialist policies, drawing comparisons to New York State Assemblyman and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.

He has pledged to resist federal immigration enforcement actions in Minneapolis, calling for city police to cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“Protecting all of our communities from Donald Trump means not letting MPD interact with ICE, whether it’s for an immigration raid or not,” Fateh said in a July 13 video posted on X.

“Our residents deserve a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and say, ‘No, not in our community.’”

Fateh has also advocated for economic measures including a $20 per hour minimum wage by 2028 and rent stabilization.

In a July 13 post, he tied the policies to his own personal circumstances.

“As a renter in Stevens Square with a full-time job on top of my part-time Senator job, and a baby on the way, I want to keep money in working people’s pockets and circulating in our local economy. That’s why I’ll work to implement a $20 minimum wage by 2028 & rent stabilization.”

Fateh has represented South Minneapolis in the Minnesota Senate since 2021. His district includes the area where George Floyd died in May 2020, an event that sparked widespread protests and political upheaval in the city.

The DFL’s decision to rescind Fateh’s endorsement now sets up a contested mayoral race in Minneapolis, with both Frey and Fateh moving forward without the formal backing of their state party.