Who is Melat Kiros — the Democratic Socialist who unseated a nearly 30-year incumbent representing Denver in Congress?
The democratic socialist won after running on Palestinian rights and opposition to U.S. military aid to Israel.
- Melat Kiros, a democratic socialist, defeated 15-term US Rep. Diana DeGette in Colorado's congressional primary by condemning US aid to Israel and calling for an arms embargo.
- Kiros's campaign emphasized ending US support for Israel and rejecting corporate PACs such as AIPAC.
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Upset in Colorado congressional race hinged on Israel
A democratic socialist who put condemnation of Israel front and center in her campaign defeated a long-serving member of Congress in Colorado’s congressional primary Tuesday, adding to recent upsets that are rocking the Democratic Party and Jewish politics. Melat Kiros beat US Rep. Diana DeGette, a 15-term incumbent first elected in 1996, just one week after two New York candidates defeated sitting congressmen targeted as supporters of military …
Kiros, 29, is poised to become one of the youngest women in Congress. Her political work was sparked by the war in Gaza and caught fire in an antiestablishment year.
'You’re seeing it burn to the ground': Steve Bannon has a major warning for GOP insiders
Although Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) is now 84, he continues to have a major influence on Millennial and Generation Z candidates. And one of them — 29-year-old Melat Kiros, backed by Sanders — ousted 15-term U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Democratic congressional primary in Colorado on Tuesday. Kiros isn't the only self-described "democratic socialist" to win in recent weeks, and as MAGA Republican Steve Bannon sees it, the victory of Kiros an…
The 29-year-old has beaten Congresswoman Diana DeGette. Everywhere the activists who talk about concrete themes are claimed, but Trump waves the communist danger.
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