The establishment Dems are starting to run scared because the Left has come calling…..and winning….
This time the Left won in Colorado…..
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat US Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country, the AP reports. Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, is the latest candidate to rise from the party’s left flank and boot establishment-backed candidates. That includes two self-described democratic socialists and a progressive who won their Democratic primaries in New York last week. Kiros’ victory adds to a nascent but clear uprising, stirred by frustration among some voters, that has vexed party leadership. Colorado’s 1st Congressional District covers the dark blue city of Denver, and Kiros is expected to win in November and reach Congress in January.
We are winning from coast to coast,” Kiros said to an ecstatic audience and the blast of air horns. “We are taking back our party and our country!” There were mixed results for progressives in Tuesday’s other races. Sen. John Hickenlooper fended off a primary challenge from self-fashioned “insurgent progressive” state Sen. Julie Gonzales. And a smaller divide separated the two Democrats competing for US House in the state’s lone swing district, where the candidate considered more progressive, state Rep. Manny Rutinel, won. Phil Weiser, the state attorney general, won the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday and will be favored to win come November. Term-limited Democratic Gov. Jared Polis will depart after two-terms governing with a more moderate touch, at times stymieing progressive state lawmakers.
So far this is looking up for 2026…..finally some progressives and hopefully they can get stuff done or at least become a major thorn in Donny’s ass.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
And the times they are a changing. Bout time too.
Hugs
AMEN! chuq
Agreed on that “thorn in Donny’s ass” part…
The trend needs to continue…please chuq
They are rattling cages on both sides of the political spectrum, and that can only be a good thing.
Best wishes, Pete.
I think it is a good thing….just keep it rolling chuq
Here’s an interesting tidbit about Melat Kiros. Before entering politics, she was a member of a law firm who was fired for refusing to delete an online comment critical of the Israeli government. True to form, AIPAC poured money into Diana DeGette’s reelection campaign. It would appear that karma came back to bite the genocidal Zionists and their Democratic Party surrogates in their proverbial asses! Kiros must feel that her victory accomplished some measure of justice.
I read about her background and I love her as a candidate…..we need more like her. chuq
Indeed. Hope you are feeling well.
Thanx for the concern but the day after chemo is a crappy day……chuq