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

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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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