Melat Kiros
Rep. Crow, other Colorado Dems flip on aid to Israel, reflecting growing partywide divide
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | Heading into the Democratic primary, one big issue for Democrat Simon Beer of Denver was Gaza. “I think that the genocide is ridiculous, and the fact that so many people are just writing it off as nothing […]
Rep. Crow, other Colorado Dems flip on aid to Israel, reflecting growing partywide divide
This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. DENVER | Heading into the Democratic primary, one big issue for Democrat Simon Beer of Denver was Gaza. “I think that the genocide is ridiculous, and the fact that so many people are just writing it off as nothing […]
Colorado primary sees record voter turnout with 35.9% participation
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Turnout in the recent Colorado primary election, with executive-level offices up for grabs and a competitive congressional primary, was 10 percentage points higher than in 2024. As of Monday, turnout for the June 30 primary was around 35.9% of active voters, compared with 25.5% in […]
Colorado primary sees record voter turnout with 35.9% participation
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | Turnout in the recent Colorado primary election, with executive-level offices up for grabs and a competitive congressional primary, was 10 percentage points higher than in 2024. As of Monday, turnout for the June 30 primary was around 35.9% of active voters, compared with 25.5% in […]
After Denver primary upset, Trump and GOP returns to ‘communist’ attacks against Dems ahead of the midterms
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump and his fellow Republicans are reviving a line of attack against Democrats heading into the midterm elections: They’re communists. In just the past week, Trump has issued dark warnings that members of the Democratic Party’s ascendant left are communists who want to “completely destroy the traditional American way of life” […]
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats Rep. Diana DeGette in Denver House primary vote
Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat Denver U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in the Colorado 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. Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, is the latest candidate to rise from the party’s left flank and […]
Not politics as usual. Democratic primaries linked to age, ideals and outside money
AURORA | Colorado’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans? That choice is starkly reflected in the fight to represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette has […]
Super PACs pour millions into Colorado races, raising campaign finance concerns
This story was first published at Colorado Newsline. DENVER | A political action committee whose donors won’t be disclosed until after Colorado’s June 30 primary spent $300,000 last week to aid incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, who faces a primary challenge from state Sen. Julie Gonzales. Common Sense Action Fund, a so-called super PAC […]