Meet the socialist who said America deserved 9/11 - and beat a 15-term incumbent to win a house seat
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Melat Kiros just defeated Diana DeGette — a 15-term incumbent with a 98% progressive voting score — in the latest DSA primary upset in Denver. Kiros has called for defunding ICE, an immediate pathway for every undocumented immigrant, and Medicare for All. She also said America deserved 9/11. Democrats are calling it a wake-up call. It's more than that.
The DSA isn't hiding the playbook anymore. Their own materials say they're using the Democratic Party as "a ballot-access vehicle, not because…
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