AOC Responds After Socialist Wins House Primary

New York socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is celebrating after another socialist ally won a key Democratic U.S. House primary on Tuesday night.

Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old socialist, defeated 30-year incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette in a Democratic primary for a deep-blue House seat anchored in Denver, Colorado. Advertisement It was a major victory for the socialist left Tuesday evening.

And we are just getting started,” she said after the race was called. Advertisement During the campaign, Kiros referenced AOC positively as a role model.