Denver primary tests a long-serving incumbent with a fresh progressive challenge
TL;DR
In Denver’s deep-blue 1st District, 29-year-old democratic socialist Melat Kiros challenges 68-year-old Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s primary, part of a wave of progressive insurgents; the race features heavy outside spending and debates over corporate influence and foreign policy as both sides frame the contest around who best represents working and immigrant communities.
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- Progressives look to Colorado as next test of a rising movement CNN
- Progressive leaders criticize Melat Kiros for declining to call deadly Boulder firebombing antisemitic The Colorado Sun
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