Melat Kiros Challenges Diana DeGette as Colorado Democrats Face a Rising Progressive Wave

Melat Kiros, backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, is mounting a significant primary challenge to Representative Diana DeGette and has drawn momentum with younger voters and grassroots organizing.Ki­ros accuses DeGette of close ties to the pharmaceutical industry and benefits from energized base work while DeGette leans on late Super PAC spending, including donations traced to groups linked to the pro-Israel lobby.The outcome in the heavily Democratic district will likely decide the general election as Senator Michael Bennet and Senator John Hickenlooper face separate primary pressures and Attorney General Phil Weiser surges in fundraising and polls.