Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros Ousts 15-Term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado Upset
Twenty-nine-year-old Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's 1st District primary, positioning herself to become the first Gen Z woman in Congress and extending the far-left's primary winning streak. In the same round of Colorado primaries, Attorney General Phil Weiser edged Sen. Michael Bennet for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, John Hickenlooper won renomination for Senate, and progressive Manny Rutinel took the battleground CO-8 nod. Rep. Lauren Boebert survived a Trump-encouraged primary challenge and advances to November.
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