Melat Kiros, Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives from Colorado's 1st Congressional District, in Arlington, Va., March 15, 2026.(Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters)
Fifteen-term Representative Diana DeGette was ousted by her Democratic constituents last night in favor of the 29-year-old Democratic Socialist Melat Kiros -- a candidate who made national headlines by refusing to call the firebombing of Jewish anti-Hamas protesters antisemitic and appeared to endorse Osama bin Laden’s rationale for the 9/11 attacks.
Progressives might say there is more you need to know about Kiros to understand her appeal, but I wouldn’t.
“We will not wait to reject corporate PACs like AIPAC,” Kiros exclaimed in her victory speech. “No, we will not wait to end the genocide in Palestine.” But there is no genocide ...
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