A brief thread on why the GOP is targeting @IlhanMN and why she is essential to beating Trump in MN
As most Minnesotans know, CD5 is the turnout engine of the Minnesota.
Thanks to @keithellison, we were able to keep Minnesota blue in 2008 and 2012 and keep turnout high during midterm elections
Thanks to @keithellison, we were able to keep Minnesota blue in 2008 and 2012 and keep turnout high during midterm elections
In 2018, Ilhan carried on that tradition, boosting turnout by over 100,000 votes—the highest voter turnout in MN and the highest of *any* new Member of Congress.
This helped usher in a majority in the MN House and a Democratic Governor.
This helped usher in a majority in the MN House and a Democratic Governor.
Ilhan is one of the top supporters of DFL and frontline candidates across the country.
Ilhan was the largest donor to DCCC candidates among her congressional freshman class in 2018.
Ilhan was the largest donor to DCCC candidates among her congressional freshman class in 2018.
She doesn’t focus her fundraising just on herself.
Last quarter, while the men challenging her were taking $$ from rightwing groups, she turned her grassroots fundraising machine towards helping local organizations—raising over $350k.
Last quarter, while the men challenging her were taking $$ from rightwing groups, she turned her grassroots fundraising machine towards helping local organizations—raising over $350k.
Her campaign also directly supports progressive orgs like the Human Rights Campaign, TakeAction Minnesota, Outfront Minnesota, WomenWinning and Jewish Community Action
That’s why the DFL knows keeping Ilhan in Congress is so important
That’s why the DFL knows keeping Ilhan in Congress is so important
Of course, the stakes are higher than ever in 2020. The Trump campaign is explicitly targeting Minnesota—and @IlhanMN. startribune.com/trump-goes-aft…
GOP donors know they can’t beat Ilhan. But they would love nothing more than to drain her coffers and weaken her in the primary, giving Ilhan (and the DFL) less resources in the general election.
Of course not everyone supporting her primary challenger is a Trump supporter, but they are party to a deliberate effort to weaken the DFL and the state’s effort to beat Trump.
Just some food for thought!
Just some food for thought!
