It looks like the days may be numbered for Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), the far-left congresswoman whose radical rhetoric and anti-Israel tirades have worn thin with voters—even in deep-blue Minneapolis. A new poll reportedly backed by AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) shows Omar losing support in her own district, and primary challenger Ryan Winkler gaining traction fast.
Omar’s troubles stem from her long history of inflammatory, anti-Semitic comments—most infamously her 2019 tweet implying that American support for Israel was “all about the Benjamins,” a reference that many across the political spectrum, including her own party leadership, called blatantly offensive. The backlash was so strong that even then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi publicly rebuked her. But instead of changing course, Omar doubled down, continuing to oppose legislation combating anti-Semitism while cozying up to fringe activist groups and turning every issue into a culture war spectacle.
Now, her radicalism is catching up with her.
According to the AIPAC-linked poll, voters are waking up to the fact that Omar’s priorities don’t align with theirs. The poll notes, “Even after being rebuked by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders for her antisemitic language, Ilhan Omar has continued to take extreme positions and opposed legislation that aims to right growing anti-semitism in this country.”
The left-wing activist group Justice Democrats—known for backing “Squad” members like Omar, AOC, and the recently defeated Jamaal Bowman—is in full panic mode. Their spokesman, Usamah Andrabi, lashed out at the polling, accusing AIPAC of buying influence. “They come into these districts early and poll the candidates they’ve already been talking to,” he said, attempting to paint the poll as nothing more than a political weapon.
Omar, as usual, played the victim. “Our district has never been for sale,” she claimed, ignoring the millions in dark money funneled into her campaigns by far-left PACs. She accused AIPAC of trying to “smear those they disagree with,” conveniently forgetting that her own inflammatory language and anti-Israel positions are the root of her political vulnerability—not any outside conspiracy.
In true progressive fashion, Omar turned to the tired “big money in politics” talking point, accusing opponents of trying to turn elections into “auctions.” But that line may no longer resonate—especially as voters grow weary of representatives who seem more interested in pushing fringe ideologies than delivering real results.
Andrabi didn’t help matters with his own unhinged rant. He blamed the entire Democratic establishment for being “spineless” and doing “the bidding of billionaires,” a line that’s growing stale in a party now synonymous with Silicon Valley cash and Wall Street donors. The irony was apparently lost on him.
He concluded with the usual progressive paranoia: “It’s really about being able to control politicians and make them do what you want. We should be opposing any lobby from being able to do that.” One wonders if he feels the same way about teachers’ unions or George Soros-funded political machines.
The truth is simple: Omar is facing accountability, and it terrifies the left. After years of divisive rhetoric, anti-American posturing, and inflammatory language about our allies, her constituents are finally saying enough is enough.
AIPAC’s recent success in ousting Rep. Jamaal Bowman in New York—a fellow “Squad” member known for similarly extreme views—only adds fuel to the fire. If Omar keeps clinging to her radical playbook while alienating the mainstream Democrats in her district, she could be the next domino to fall.
In 2024, voters may finally remind Ilhan Omar that being elected to Congress is a privilege, not a platform for far-left grandstanding and anti-Israel screeds. And if this poll is any indication, that message is already resonating loud and clear.
