Colorado's Socialist Surge Shakes up the Democratic Establishment

Can Democrats still win if socialists take over their party?

If democratic socialists take over the Democratic Party, they will have to work hard to educate the electorate about what it means to be a democratic socialist — and persuade voters that they will not bring the end of America’s capitalist economic system.

The Socialist Surge Revives Failed and Hateful Ideas

Members of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) march with protest signs that say "Tax the Rich" and "Stop the Cuts."

Democrat calls wave of socialist election wins a ‘cancer’ on party

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros A prominent Democratic voice in Democrat-dominated Colorado who once served in the state’s legislature representing Denver, then as Denver city attorney, then chief of staff for Democrat former Gov. John Hickenlooper, has delivered to his own party a warning about the wave of “socialist” primary election winners. His own city experienced...

Colorado's socialist surge shakes up the Democratic establishment

Melat Kiros' Democratic primary win in Colorado's 1st Congressional District alarmed party veterans who see the Democratic Socialists of America's rise as a growing threat.