Omar Fateh wins the DFL endorsement for mayor of Minneapolis, best of luck to a once great city…….

The Minneapolis DFL Party convention ended Saturday night in a chaotic flurry of activity that saw state Sen. Omar Fateh claim the party’s endorsement for mayor.

Why it matters: The young democratic socialist lawmaker’s victory over two-term sitting mayor Mayor Jacob Frey is a major coup for left-wing critics hoping to unseat the well-funded incumbent.

• It’s also the Minneapolis DFL’s first endorsement in any contested mayor’s race since at least 1997, per the Star Tribune.

What they’re saying: “Today, we witnessed a rejection of politics as usual,” Fateh said in his victory speech on the Target Center floor just before 10pm.

• “We know the status quo are going to do anything and everything to maintain power,” he told his supporters. “They’ll have all the money in the world … But they don’t have you.”

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