CO-01: A veteran House Democrat has been pushed to the brink in Denver
ate spending and new polling suggest that longtime Democratic Rep. Diana DeGette may be in serious trouble heading into her faceoff against a younger and more outspoken opponent in next week’s primary.
Until recently, the battle between DeGette and former attorney Melat Kiros had drawn no attention from outside groups.
The left-wing Justice Democrats, though, kicked off the month of June with a $200,000 outlay on mailers and digital ads to boost the 29-year-old Kiros, whom they endorsed last year.
DeGette’s allies—chiefly brand-new super PACs that have yet to disclose any donors—soon responded, ultimately pouring in more than $1.2 million to help the congresswoman, who has represented Colorado’s safely blue 1st District since 1997.
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