It is proving to be a dangerous primary election cycle for establishment House Democrats, as a wave of progressive energy has combined with an outsider fervor to claim a string of incumbents.
The latest to fall was Representative Diana DeGette of Colorado, a 68-year-old incumbent running for a 16th term, who was defeated by Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, in a primary on Tuesday.
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