MINNEAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar spent months largely ignoring her Democratic challenger.
"I have not given it a thought," Omar, D-Minn., said in June when asked about the state of the primary race, going on to declare, "We're going to do great, as always."
But in Tuesday's primary, amid lower turnout and some voter frustration over her policies and style, the 5th Congressional District nearly slipped from her grasp.
