Progressive Manny Rutinel wins Colorado competitive House primary
A downballot result: In the highest-profile Democratic primary for Colorado's state Senate, the progressive side has easily prevailed. Chela Garcia Irlando, an environmental advocate, has won over Andrés Carrera, a former staffer for Governor Jared Polis.
Taniel145This was to replace Julie Gonzales, one of the most prominent progressives in the Colorado legislature who was term-limited and ran (and lost) for the U.S. Senate.
Shockratees25Props to all who predicted Polis’s pardon of the icky Trump lady would make him toxic by association
HobokenIrish❌👑14Anyone connected to Polis should lose unless they strongly spoke out against him or resigned in protest
dadude8After Tina Peters, Polis has to be a scarlet letter in liberal Colorado. 👽
Kate Crowe8I am very pleased with who is succeeding Julie Gonzales though. Excited for Chela!
conputer dipshit8november is going to be very interesting if this is the energy
Jonathon Booth5Polis staffer is not something you want on your resume if you hope to be elected to anything
Derek Newsome4To anyone who thinks aggressive progressiveness is a weak strategy, its been beating the hell out of the appeasers.
Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬4I feel like a houseplant would prevail over anyone connected to Polis. The man turned himself into a superfund site.
⚡️ Another Democratic Socialist wins a primary — this time in Colorado: @melatkirosco.bsky.social 🎉
Seth L, a Wisconsin resident14DeGette was a 29 year incumbent. Huge.
Thomas Boyd11Time for the Democratic Party leadership to wake up and smell the coffee. The base is fed up with do nothing centrists…
Damian Lynch 🟧 🇦🇺 Rebellion is Mandatory during times of Tyranny7There’s definitely a shift on politically, the corporate democrats need to be cleaned out
RydenTheCanuck 🇨🇦 🇺🇸6Holy hell! Colorado! WTG to one of the best states in the union.
mutant21.bsky.social6A wave is coming.....and the people are beginning to plant their surfboards, boogie boards, jet skis, and wooden rafts on it. We the people are tired of the Epstein class robbing us blind and living high on the hog while we are barely scraping by. Vote blue in November, your life depends on it.
Scott Stelzriede5Not called yet but the first drop should favored DeGette. It did not.
Walker Bragman46Feels like the political revolution is happening.
Doctor Cupcake 🌸🌈13HOLY SHIT ANOTHER W!!!!!!!!!!!!! centrist tears bro omg
Derek St. John7NOT sure the DeGette/Kiros Primary has been called yet. BUT, if Kiros wins, the message to the Democratic Party Establishment & Leadership is simple: "We [the Voters] are Mad as Hell...and we want FIGHTERS!"
Stoned Feminist4So I guess socialists can win outside of NYC
Distorted Reality4Everyone check on your centrist Dem friends; they might not be ok.
progressivebeat.bsky.social3It ain't just NY 😉
VoteHub projects Melat Kiros to win the Democratic primary for Colorado U.S. House District 1.
Trampoline Academy23Getting badmouthed by Democrats is like an in-kind contribution.
dustwords.bsky.social15wow she curb stomped degette
onion person1395another radical DSA candidate easily winning
Alex Ip 葉清霖38It seems like voters hate being represented by old people
Paul Crider37But it's not a trend. Don't put it in your newspapers that it's a trend.
Jesse30I was told DSA candidates were only viable in New York City
1st Minnesota Volunteers Stan Account12again i say that you cannot expect hostility to israel, even hostility that skirts close to antisemitism, to be a dealbreaker for the democratic base when israel enthusiastically supported donald trump and is a proud member of the global illiberal axis
alyaza ΘΔ10yet another DSA shot across the bow. this now means a DSA block of at least 6 in Congress next year (Tlaib, AOC, Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalier, Chris Rabb, and now Melat Kiros) with potential to add at least two more (Donavan McKinney and Cori Bush) later this year
steviebaby🫡9another radical leftist endorsed by hussein pecker !
Goose9They're calling it the United Socialist States of America folks
SnoCo DSA8🌹Big Ups to DSA Denver and @melatkirosco.bsky.social for their amazing win tonight. Socialist Block expanding! Our movement is on 🔥
J0SIE Mostly5LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO DSA SWEEP
Preliminary results Tuesday night showed U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s 30-year career in Congress on track to be brought to an end by a democratic socialist and first-time candidate born four months after DeGette first took office. By @chasewoodruff.bsky.social
Rocky Mtn Rambler9God how I hope Kiros holds this lead. DeGette meant well, but she’s become Boomer deadweight in our Congress. We need the energetic and radical new blood. And I say that as a (tail-end) Boomer myself.
DragonMusing1Excellent. 30 years without doing an F-ing thing to help her constituents SHOULD come to an end. An elected office should NOT be a permanent job. We should put term limits on ALL elected offices.
Bird was a Democratic Majority for Israel endorsee, one of two candidates who got EMILYs List's Women Vote PAC support after it got $500,000 from DMFI. Pro-Israel PACs around 50% this cycle, a stunning turnaround from 2022 and 2024.
Laminariales3We Are Going To Win
11:30pm state of the Colorado GOP Gov primary (+ campaign spending per vote) Barb Kirkmeyer 40.22% ($3.58) Victor Marx 39.43% ($16.33) 👀 Scott Bottoms 20.35% ($2.59)
Matt - The Resolute One3Scott might be getting a taste of "high risk humanitarianism" in the not-too-distant future
Serendipity1There are some really scary people getting elected all over America but what scares me to death is the people.. the people voting for SCARY people Victor Marx AND Lauren Boebert yikes!! I just dont understand
Ash1Scott Bottoms acting as a spoiler for the "complete lunatic" wing of the party
And Manny Rutinel won tonight, which is good news for Colorado, but even better news for @runwithskizzers.bsky.social, who has made her stance on this absolute smokeshow clear.
Nome30As have I: If he's glowed up this well from 29 to 31, by 50 he's going to be fucking unstoppable.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Sam Kimbrel5also i would like to make sure anyone who appreciates this man(ny) is also aware of LA’s city controller Kenneth Mejia, because he is very good at his job, handily defeated a challenger despite an absurd campaign spend imbalance, and is also quite easy on the eyes
Aras Sivad (she/her)4I have never once been attracted to a politician until this very moment. I hope he does a good job!!
Kris P.1Oh he's got dimples. That is unfair.
Preeti Chhibber100!!!! Let’s get those movie star good looks in the halls of Congress!
Thanks For Sharing, Jerk9Kiros is also super hot, Colorado knows what we’re doing
🌸 Belle @ comicmaxxing 🌸6damn he's fine as hell
Fryda Wolff4"When people hear about my personal story and our campaign’s momentum to take back the House, people tell me I’m Trump’s worst nightmare." 🥵 Ay papi!
A.P. Brown4Please dear god, get this guy into debate practice. I'll even browbeat him if necessary.
BREAKING: Phil Weiser upsets Michael Bennet to win Democratic primary for Colorado governor
NH's "Play-by-Play" Guy3Remember when Michael Bennet thought he could be a contender for President:
Jesse Coffey #BeGood #ICEOut #IStandWithPopeLeoXIV2BRIEF COMMENT This means accountability is in growing order and he will have to fight Hickenlooper to achieve it.
Derek St. John2My Two Points: 1. Democrats realize that the State-level, NOT Washington D.C., is where you can be a LEADER and have a Real Impact. And more effectively Oppose Trump. 2. Democratic Voters want NEW Faces. It's NOT policy, at the primary level--it's freshness, authenticity, passion.
