News Alert | Progressive Voters Deliver Another Blow to Democratic Establishment—This Time in Colorado

 

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Another Blow to Democratic Establishment as Melat Kiros Unseats 30-Year Incumbent in Colorado Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and first-time candidate, defeated 15-term incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette on Tuesday in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District primary, the latest signal that progressive momentum and backlash against the Democratic establishment are spreading nationwide.   “We won tonight, but this is also something so much bigger than this moment,” Kiros, who was fired from the law firm Sidley Austin in 2023 for speaking out in support of Palestinian rights demonstrators, told backers late Tuesday after The Associated Press called the race in her favor. “We believe that fundamental change can, and will, happen if we fight for it—if we organize, if we show no fear in standing up for what’s right. That is the message that Denver has sent to both parties, to Donald Trump, and to the entire country.” READ THE FULL STORY Read all the latest news from Common Dreams

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