A 'Second Mamdani' Emerges in Colorado? Can a 20-Something Immigrant Defeat a 15-Term Heavyweight?

[Financial News] In Colorado, a strongly progressive state in the United States, a democratic socialist immigrant in her 20s with no political experience is drawing attention ahead of the Democratic primary.
On the 29th local time, POLITICO reported that in the Democratic primary for the 1st congressional district, attorney Melat Kiros is competing with 15-term Rep. Diana DeGette for a U.S. House seat.
It is a contest between a political veteran and a newcomer, but various indicators, including opinion polls, suggest Kiros has the edge. In the March caucus, Kiros easily secured a spot on the primary ballot with 67% of the vote, while DeGette barely cleared the 30% threshold required with 33%. A poll conducted by American Priorities and Justice Democrats from the 11th to the 15th of this month also showed Kiros leading with 41% support, followed by DeGette at 36%.
Kiros immigrated from Ethiopia to Denver, Colorado, as a child and has worked as a lawyer. What stands out most is that she belongs to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) wing, which has recently been making waves within the Democratic Party. Senator Bernie Sanders, who leads the democratic socialist camp, has already endorsed Kiros, calling her "the bold leader our Congress needs."
Within the Democratic Party, hardline progressive democratic socialists who strongly advocate for workers' and tenants' rights and wealth redistribution have been winning one election after another. Last year, Zohran Mamdani, a man in his 30s of Indian American descent, was elected in New York, the country's largest city, giving the Democratic Socialists of America a major boost. Since then, Katie Wilson, a female political newcomer who identifies as a democratic socialist, was also elected mayor in Seattle, the largest city in the Northwest.
As the primaries continue, the growing influence of this democratic socialist camp is becoming even more apparent. In June, Janis Lewis George, a democratic socialist, was chosen as the Democratic candidate for mayor of Washington DC. Because Washington DC is a Democratic stronghold, she is widely expected to win the general election in November as well.
In the Democratic primary for New York's 13th congressional district, democratic socialist Daryaliza Avila Chevalier defeated incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat, who is serving his fifth term. In Maine, Graham Platner, who had Sanders' backing, became the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate.
The reason this younger generation of democratic socialists is drawing attention is the growing dissatisfaction with establishment Democratic politicians. In Colorado, moderate Democrats have long won elections, but resentment appears to have built up after a state senator recently voted in favor of a Trump administration cabinet nominee.
whywani@fnnews.com Hong Chaewan Reporter