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Thursday, July 9, 2026

We Will Not Wait

Melat Kiros joins Colorado Democratic leaders at a post-primary rally in Denver

Melat Kiros, center, joins Colorado Democratic leaders at a post-primary rally in Denver on Thursday. Photo: Alayna Alvarez/Axios

Melat Kiros joined her fellow Democrats in a unity rally immediately after the votes were counted. Her slogan, “We will not wait,” was still echoing through the state’s and the nation’s political establishment.

Denver Democrats often lead the country in breaking new political ground.

Pat Schroeder	1972	"She wins we win"
Federico Pena	1983	"Imagine a great city"
Melat Kiros	2026	"We will not wait"

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Mr. Ciruli is president of Ciruli Associates, a public policy and research firm based in Denver, Colorado, and Orange County, California.

Mr. Ciruli was a Senior Fellow at the University Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs. He joined a lecture and panel program on the 2024 election. He has taught public opinion and media at the Denver School of Public Affairs.

Mr. Ciruli was the founding Director of the Crossley Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies. He was an adjunct professor of public opinion and foreign policy.

Mr. Ciruli holds a law degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and a bachelor’s degree cum laude in political science from UCLA. He is a member of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), and is the past-president of the Pacific Chapter of AAPOR (PAPOR). Mr. Ciruli was vice-chair of the Social Science Foundation of the University of Denver Josef Korbel School of International Studies and past-president of the Georgetown Law Alumni Board and the Denver Athletic Club.

Mr. Ciruli is widely known to Colorado audiences as a pollster and political analyst. In 2016, Mr. Ciruli was inducted into the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame.

Thursday, July 9, 2026

We Will Not Wait

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