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Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidates have now unseated or displaced establishment Democrats in three congressional primaries within roughly two weeks, with 29-year-old first-time candidate Melat Kiros defeating 28-year incumbent Rep.
Diana DeGette in Colorado's Denver-anchored 1st Congressional District. The string of victories is accelerating a factional struggle over the Democratic Party's policy direction ahead of the 2026 midterms.
Three Upsets in Two Weeks Kiros, a former attorney who lost her position at a New York law firm after writing an essay critical of Israel, won a district that then-Vice President Kamala Harris carried by nearly 56 points in the 2024 election.
The DSA declared on social media that "Congresswoman Kiros will take the fight for a better world to D.C.," citing her support for abolishing ICE, Medicare for All, and universal childcare.
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