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The democratic socialist Melat Kiros unseated the long-serving US representative Diana DeGette in Colorado’s primary elections held on Tuesday, the latest in a string of high-profile victories for the party’s insurgent left.

The Associated Press reported that Kiros had defeated DeGette for the Democratic nomination in the deep-blue first congressional district centered on Denver. Kiros’s triumph came a week after New York voters unseated two Democratic congressional incumbents and replaced a third who was retiring with candidates who had campaigned on standing up to Israel amid accusations that it was carrying out a genocide in Gaza.

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[–] BillCheddar@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

For what it's worth, the late 80s to early 90s Republicans were as useless to Americans as the establishment democrats are to the left.

The conservatives that overthrew those establishment people and took control of the Republican Party (Newt Gingrich and the rest of his scumbag traitors) did so by running conservative primary candidates against sitting, long-time congressmen....and winning. They also refused to wait in line, and ran for leadership positions (Speaker, Maj Leader, Whip, and committee chairs) and won those, too.

They were also called insurgents at the time.

We really should be using the 1994 model. Pick 10 simple things we can all (70%+) agree on, and all democrats, left or center, run on the platform.

Stuff like "No corruption" "No more corporate elites bribing Congress" "No more bribes for the Supreme Court" etc. Don't get into the controversial stuff. Just pick the easy stuff, like "Everyone should get to fucking eat food and have medicine"

You'll see what an insurgency can do with that simple model.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

How about "no fucking kids or committing genocide for another country"?

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[–] AgaveInMyAss@lemmy.world 177 points 5 days ago (7 children)

insurgent left

Fuck off with that shit

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 61 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Billionaire News strikes again

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 12 points 4 days ago (29 children)

It's The Guardian, they operate on reader donations so that they're not beholden to billionaires.

The word choice here is somewhat poor, but I don't get the sense that this article is lamenting...

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 26 points 4 days ago (3 children)

They’re trying to make these people look radical, when their platforms are centrist stuff most other western nations have done for decades. Her platform is universal healthcare, universal pre-k, building homes, not funding wars in the Middle East, and not taking money from big corporations and billionaires.

How is that radical?

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[–] Godric@lemmy.world 108 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Wait I was told voting never works and not to bother, wtf???

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 54 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Well you see, the people saying that have an interest in you NOT voting, so they have to say that.

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[–] HazardousBanjo@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago

Psuedo-leftists love to espouse this bullshit all the time.

They're the same assholes who end masse refused to show up to their 2016 or 2020 primaries. Then they claimed the DNC rigged it from the start and Bernie couldn't possibly have won (yes he fucking could have if more people turned out).

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Not voting sends a message."

Yeah, it fuckin' does.

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[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 64 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Diana DeGette was defeated by someone as old as her incumbency.

Love to see it. This is what should happen when you don't pass the baton.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

This started as a ripple in New York and we are now riding a wave of change. Hopefully this will become an unstoppable tsunami across the nation.

[–] trackball_fetish@lemmy.wtf 52 points 4 days ago (14 children)

Insurgent left lol. What's next? "Leftist are using BLITZKRIEG tactics to win votes"

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[–] Mrkawfee@lemmy.world 34 points 4 days ago

She was fired from her job for opposing genocide and supporting student protestors. Take that shitrael!

[–] discocactus@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Get wrecked corporate stooges

[–] DeckPacker@piefed.social 41 points 4 days ago

standing up to Israel amid accusations that it was carrying out a genocide in Gaza.

Yeah, shure Guardian, these are just "accusations" from crazy leftists.

[–] SabinStargem@lemmy.today 36 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Glad Colorado realized that primaries are a thing, out here in Cali we're struggling in that department

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[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 37 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Cool, let's see how she uses her position to improve the lives of her constituents. It's a big moment for a few people to really sell an idea particularly against large amounts of dissent and apprehension. That means they don't need to be normal or good, they need to be stellar. Society is a numbers game and to win the game you need to win the minds and hearts of the majority and that's done by being consistently awesome and doing awesome shit. As much as humans play games, meritocracy is still there aka no matter how much people dislike you, if you're awesome enough for long enough they will love you.

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bad time to be an incumbent.

[–] mmcintyre@lemmy.world 38 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You reckon Bernie Sanders' seat is in danger? I don't think the problem is incumbents so much as refusal to to give folks what they're looking for in a representative.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 23 points 5 days ago (42 children)

No, the anti-incumbency wave is coming from progressives and (formerly) centrist Democrats who are tired of the status quo and lack of progress. Bernie is progressive enough that he will probably not be primaried, though if he was it would surely be for a younger similar progressive.

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[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 25 points 4 days ago

Degette can take her Israel money and pound sand.

[–] brownsugga@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Get fucked, centrists

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 days ago

Hell yeah, congrats Melat!

[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago

This stuff has me hyped. I feel awful because Im from District 5 and didnt realize Reagan was the progressive desired candidate. Imo both Killin and Reagan ran weak platforms for my district.

All I heard from them is “im a veteran”.

On Killins website she had a goal of overturning Citizens United which peaked my interest in her. Reagan had no prominent language on his site with the same goal. I hope my district gets better DSA candidates in the future.

But im learning that she may just be another corporate democrat?

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