DeGette, Bennet lose primaries in Colorado amid insurgent wave

Source: www.rollcall.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:58:43 GMT

The anti-establishment wave surging through the Democratic Party reached Colorado on Tuesday, when democratic socialist Melat Kiros dislodged 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette, and state Attorney General Phil Weiser thwarted Sen. Michael Bennet’s quest to become governor. In the Denver-anchored 1st District, Kiros, a lawyer and doctoral student, was leading DeGette, 51 percent to 42 percent […]

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The same story across the political spectrum (15 sources)

Left: Left-Wing Challenger Melat Kiros Upsets 15-Term Incumbent in Colorado — www.motherjones.com
Center-Left: Socialists Are Surging. In Colorado, a 29-Year Incumbent Is Sweating. — www.theintercept.com
Center-Left: "Wake up call": House Democrats erupt in panic, anger after another socialist upset — www.axios.com
Center-Right: The Memo: Left’s winning streak extends in Colorado despite Trump, centrist attacks — thehill.com
Center-Left: Phil Weiser upsets Michael Bennet to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor — www.axios.com
Center-Left: Democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseats Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado House primary — www.nbcnews.com
Right: Yet another establishment Democrat taken out by a Mamdani-like socialist from a foreign land — www.theblaze.com
Right: Colo-radical: Socialist Who Called 9/11 ‘Inevitable’ Takes Down 15-Term Incumbent in Denver House Primary — freebeacon.com
Right: Gov. Pritzker says he's one of the good billionaires, not the ones vilified by socialists — www.theblaze.com

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