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Colorado Democratic Gubernatorial Nominee Phil Weiser Breaks With Far-Left Candidate Over Boulder Hate Crime Response

7/3/2026

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, the Democratic Party's gubernatorial nominee, broke publicly Wednesday with far-left congressional candidate Melat Kiros after Kiros declined in a prior television interview to label a convicted hate-crime attack on a pro-Israel rally in Boulder as antisemitic.

The rebuke marks one of the sharpest internal fault lines to emerge inside Colorado's Democratic Party since Weiser defeated U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in the primary bid for governor.

What Happened at the Boulder Rally Last year, a gunman attacked a pro-Israel rally in Boulder, Colorado, killing 82-year-old Karen Diamond and wounding more than a dozen other attendees.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman was subsequently tried and convicted on all charges, including committing a hate crime.

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