Progressive primary challengers divide Democrats, echoing Tea Party's impact on GOP
The article examines the rise of young, progressive Democratic candidates challenging entrenched incumbents in congressional primaries, drawing parallels to the Tea Party's impact on the Republican Party. It focuses on candidates like Melat Kiros who unseated 30-year incumbent Diana DeGette, and discusses how the Democratic Party establishment is grappling with the influx of DSA-affiliated and other progressive candidates. The piece analyzes the ideological divisions within the Democratic Party and what lessons can be learned from the GOP's experience with the Tea Party movement.
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29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.
Some of these candidates are explicitly running under the banner of the Democratic Socialists of America, known as the 'DSA,' a far-left organization known for standard-bearers such as U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-C
There are lessons from the tea party's challenge to traditional GOP values.
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