DSA-backed newcomer upends 30-year incumbent in Colorado primary
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Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old political newcomer backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s First District primary, signaling a leftward shift in urban Democratic politics and highlighting a broader anti-incumbent moment; Kiros advocates Medicare-for-all, housing-first policies, tuition-free public college, and ending aid to Israel, arguing money in politics blocks these reforms.
Topics:nation#anti-incumbent-wave#colorado#democratic-socialists-of-america#incumbents#politics#primary-election
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