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Colorado’s Progressive Wave Rises | Salt Lake City News
A 29-year-old PhD student and Democratic socialist, Melat Kiros, stunned political insiders by defeating longtime Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado’s first congressional district primary — signaling a bold new wave of progressive politics sweeping the Democratic Party. Kiros, originally from Ethiopia, has drawn fire for her outspoken views on Israel and ICE abolition, but her win in Denver is seen by many as a mandate for change — while Republicans warn it’s proof the party is drifting too far left. This isn’t an outlier: similar progressive victories are popping up in D.C. and New York, where…
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