2026年6月30日11:00:26.181 UTC / 美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）
围绕意识形态、代际变革以及如何最佳应对唐纳德·特朗普总统的民主党党内分歧，将于周二在科罗拉多州显现。届时选民将敲定州长和国会众议院关键席位的初选人选，表决是否罢免该州民主党政坛的两位资深人物，以及更多选举事项。
现任两届州长贾里德·波利斯因任期限制无法连任，而他应特朗普的要求缩短了选举否认者蒂娜·彼得斯的刑期，这一决定激怒了该州众多民主党人。
取代他的竞选很大程度上取决于选民对州行政长官应如何应对总统的看法。
在下级选举中，资深民主党人正面临来自左翼的挑战，进步派候选人希望延续上周在纽约初选取得的胜利势头。
以下是科罗拉多州初选中值得关注的四场选举：
就在上周进步派挑战者在纽约安全选区的初选中击败两名民主党众议院议员之后，他们将于周二在科罗拉多州寻求又一场胜利。
任职15届的众议员戴安娜·德盖特将与29岁的民主社会主义者、律师梅拉特·基罗斯展开对决。基罗斯获得了佛蒙特州参议员伯尼·桑德斯的背书，该州民主党战略人士称，这场第一国会选区的初选可能是德盖特多年来面临的最严峻竞选。第三位候选人、科罗拉多大学董事会成员旺达·詹姆斯也参与了这个丹佛选区的角逐。
这场竞选凸显了熟悉的意识形态分歧。基罗斯是美国与以色列关系的尖锐批评者，她还批评德盖特接受企业政治行动委员会的捐款。
不过，基罗斯因拒绝将针对呼吁释放以色列人质的博尔德团体的纵火袭击定性为反犹主义而受到审查。调查人员表示，袭击者告诉警方，他的动机是“杀死所有犹太复国主义者”。
“我不知道袭击者内心在想什么，”她在接受9新闻采访时表示，“我只知道他袭击了无辜民众，仅仅因为他们可能持有的信仰。”
基罗斯希望延续近期进步派胜利的势头。她得到了支持反对企业PAC捐款候选人的组织“正义民主党”的背书，并告诉CNN，她已与达丽娅利扎·阿维拉·谢瓦利尔进行了交谈。阿维拉·谢瓦利尔是一名民主社会主义者，尽管因有争议的帖子受到审查，仍在上周的初选中击败了国会西班牙裔核心小组主席。
同为“正义民主党”成员的阿维拉·谢瓦利尔在竞选最后阶段鼓励丹佛选民支持基罗斯。
与此同时，德盖特则宣传自己对进步政策的支持，包括堕胎权、全民医保以及解散美国移民和海关执法局。
“现在不是冒险派没有经验的人前往华盛顿的时候，”这位68岁的国会议员在最近的一场辩论中说道。
这场竞选是民主党未来意识形态斗争的又一个标志——今年还有更多关键初选即将到来，包括密歇根州的参议院竞选，而2028年总统大选的阴影也日益临近。
美国参议员迈克尔·本尼特长期以来被视为科罗拉多州州长竞选的明确领跑者。
但特朗普政府对科罗拉多州的攻击——包括搬迁太空司令部总部、试图解散国家大气研究中心、拒绝灾难申报请求、否决饮用水管道项目资金等等——让许多民主党人渴望采取对抗态度。而曾数十次起诉特朗普政府的州检察长菲尔·韦泽尔承诺将采取强硬行动。
韦泽尔的竞选广告突出了他对抗他所谓的“无法无天、恃强凌弱的政府”的努力，同时将本尼特描绘成企业大亨的支持者。
本尼特则辩称，他在应对气候变化和扩大医疗保健覆盖范围方面有着更大胆的计划，包括推出由州运营的公共健康保险选项。
周二的获胜者将成为11月大选的明确热门人选，因为民主党在过去两次总统选举中都以两位数优势赢得该州。共和党将从包括宗教领袖维克多·马克思、州议员斯科特·博顿斯和州参议员芭芭拉·柯克迈耶在内的候选人中选出提名人选。
科罗拉多州参议院竞选也上演了温和派与进步派的对决，现任参议员约翰·希肯卢珀面临来自左翼的州参议员朱莉·冈萨雷斯的挑战。
这场竞选也体现了代际变革的主题：74岁的前丹佛市长、前州长，将与43岁的对手展开对决。后者将希肯卢珀贴上“随波逐流的渐进主义者”的标签，并猛烈抨击他投票确认特朗普内阁部分成员的行为。
六年前，希肯卢珀在击败共和党参议员科里·加德纳的过程中，曾在初选中击退了民主党对手、前州众议院长安德鲁·罗马诺夫。但今年，他因拒绝与冈萨雷斯进行辩论或参加联合论坛而受到批评。
科罗拉多州第八国会选区预计将是今年秋季民主党首要争取的目标席位之一。该选区现任共和党众议员加布·埃文斯在2024年的选举中仅以不到一个百分点的优势获胜。
该选区从丹佛北部郊区延伸至格里利，包含大量拉丁裔选民。民主党初选在31岁的州议员曼尼·鲁蒂内尔和57岁的前州议员香农·伯德之间展开。
鲁蒂内尔相对来说是科罗拉多州的新居民，2020年首次来到该州参与希肯卢珀的参议院竞选，2022年从耶鲁法学院毕业后永久定居于此。2023年，在原州议员被任命为州参议员后，他被选中填补该州众议院的空缺席位。
伯德被认为是州议会中较为温和的民主党人之一。这位前威斯敏斯特市议员、律师于2018年首次当选，并于今年年初辞职参选国会。
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The next test of the democratic socialist movement and other key races to watch in Colorado’s primaries
2026-06-30T11:00:26.181Z / CNN
Democratic rifts over ideology, generation change and how best to take on President Donald Trump will be on display Tuesday in Colorado, as voters settle primaries for governor and a key House race, weigh ousting two mainstays of the state’s Democratic landscape and more.
Two-term Gov. Jared Polis is term-limited, and his decision to reduce the prison sentence of convicted election denier Tina Peters at Trump’s urging has angered many Democrats in the state.
The race to replace him has been shaped largely by voters’ views on how their state’s chief executive should take on the president.
Down-ballot, veteran Democrats are facing challenges from the left as progressive candidates look to build on last week’s victories in New York.
Here are the four races to watch in Colorado’s primary:
The week after progressive challengers ousted two Democratic House members in safe seats in New York’s primary last week, they’ll seek another win Tuesday in Colorado.
Fifteen-term Rep. Diana DeGette is facing off with Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and lawyer endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a 1st District primary that Democratic strategists in the state say is likely to be the toughest race DeGette has faced in years. A third candidate, University of Colorado Regent Wanda James, is also in the race for the Denver seat.
The contest features familiar fault lines. Kiros is a strident critic of the United States’ relationship with Israel. She has also criticized DeGette for accepting corporate political action committee money.
However, Kiros has faced scrutiny for refusing to describe the firebombing of a Boulder group calling for the release of Israeli hostages as antisemitic. Investigators said the perpetrator told police he was driven by a desire “to kill all Zionist people.”
“I don’t know what was in the heart of the perpetrator,” she told 9News. “All I know is that he went and attacked innocent people because of what they might have believed.”
Kiros hopes to continue to build on the momentum of recent progressive victories. She’s got the backing of Justice Democrats, a group that supports candidates who oppose corporate PAC money, and told CNN she’s spoken with Darializa Avila Chevalier, the democratic socialist who defeated the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in New York last week despite scrutiny over controversial posts.
Avila Chevalier, a fellow Justice Democrat, encouraged Denver residents to back Kiros in the final stretch of the race.
Meanwhile, DeGette is touting her support for progressive positions, including abortion rights, Medicare for All and defunding and dismantling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
“Now is not the time to gamble and send somebody with no experience to Washington,” the 68-year-old congresswoman said in a recent debate.
The race is another marker in the ideological battle over the future of the Democratic Party — with more key primaries ahead this year, including a Senate contest in Michigan, and the 2028 presidential race looming increasingly large.
US Sen. Michael Bennet had long been viewed as the clear frontrunner in Colorado’s governor’s race.
But Trump administration attacks on Colorado — including moving the Space Command headquarters, attempting to disassemble the National Center for Atmospheric Research, denying disaster declaration requests, vetoing funding for a drinking water pipeline and more — left many Democrats eager for confrontation. And state Attorney General Phil Weiser, who has sued Trump’s administration dozens of times, is promising just that.
Weiser’s ads highlight his efforts to stand up to what he calls a “lawless, bullying administration,” while portraying Bennet as supported by corporate honchos.
Bennet argues he has bolder plans to take on climate change and expand health care access, including creating a state-run public health insurance option.
The winner Tuesday will be the clear favorite in November in a state Democrats won by double digits in the last two presidential elections. Republicans are choosing their nominee from a group that includes ministry leader Victor Marx, state Rep. Scott Bottoms and state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer.
Another moderate-versus-progressive Democratic battle is playing out in Colorado’s Senate race, where incumbent Sen. John Hickenlooper faces a challenge from the left in state Sen. Julie Gonzales.
The race also features themes of generational change: A 74-year-old former Denver mayor and governor facing a 43-year-old rival who has branded him a “go-along-to-get-along incrementalist” and lambasted his votes to confirm some members of Trump’s Cabinet.
Hickenlooper fended off a Democratic foe, former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff, six years ago on his way to a win against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner. This year, though, he has faced criticism for refusing to debate or participate in joint forums with Gonzales.
Colorado’s 8th District, where first-term Republican Rep. Gabe Evans won by less than a percentage point in 2024, is expected to be among the top Democratic targets this fall.
The Democratic primary in the district, which stretches from Denver’s northern suburbs to Greeley and includes a large share of Latino voters, pits state Rep. Manny Rutinel, 31, against former state Rep. Shannon Bird, 57.
Rutinel is a relative newcomer to Colorado, first arriving in 2020 to work on Hickenlooper’s Senate campaign and permanently moving there two years later after graduating from Yale Law School. In 2023, he was selected to fill a state House vacancy after the former officeholder was appointed to the state Senate.
Bird was viewed as among the more moderate Democrats in the legislature. The former Westminster City Council member and attorney was first elected in 2018 and resigned early this year to run for Congress.
CNN’s Arit John contributed to this report.