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  "path": "/politics/2026/07/melat-kiros-colorado-degette-socialist-incumbent-upset-dsa/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-01T06:56:51.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, has won the high-profile primary for Colorado’s first congressional district, the Associated Press and other outlets projected Tuesday. With more than 90 percent of votes counted, Kiros leads Diana DeGette, Colorado’s longest-serving Democratic member of Congress, by a comfortable 51-42 margin. DeGette—who has held her position since before Kiros […]",
  "title": "Left-Wing Challenger Melat Kiros Upsets 15-Term Incumbent in Colorado"
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