The Minnesota DFL this week revoked the endorsement of Minnesota state Sen. Omar Fateh by the local Minneapolis party unit for the city's mayoral race, sparking backlash.Last month, Fateh, a democratic socialist,

The Minneapolis DFL’s endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh in the Minneapolis mayor’s race sparked numerous challenges. On Thursday, the state DFL party took the unprecedented step of revoking the local endorsement.

The Minneapolis DFL endorsement of state Sen. Omar Fateh for mayor has been revoked by the state party, which alleges there were "substantial failures" in the July 19 convention's voting process.