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Democratic Socialists score another primary win, this time in Colorado

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 1, 2026 at 8:51 AM PDT

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong discusses the takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries in Colorado with KUSA politics reporter Kyle Clark, including the big win in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District Democratic primary by 29-year-old Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros, who defeated 15-term incumbent Diana DeGette.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Democratic Socialists score another primary win, this time in Colorado

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