{"id":87175,"date":"2026-07-01T15:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/progressive-manny-rutinel-projected-to-win-the-democratic-primary-in-colorados-8th-congressional-district\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T15:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T15:31:30","slug":"progressive-manny-rutinel-projected-to-win-the-democratic-primary-in-colorados-8th-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/progressive-manny-rutinel-projected-to-win-the-democratic-primary-in-colorados-8th-congressional-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Manny Rutinel projected to win the Democratic primary in Colorado&#8217;s 8th Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Progressive Manny Rutinel is the projected winner in the Democratic primary in Colorado&#8217;s 8th Congressional District, a GOP-held seat that is one of a handful of toss-up districts in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The state representative running to be his party&#8217;s nominee for the general election was significantly outpacing his opponents Wednesday morning with nearly 62% of the vote. Shannon Bird had nearly 35% of the vote and Evan Munsing \u2014 who was on the ballot though he had dropped out of the race \u2014 had nearly 5% of the vote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/ffb1e923-2dac-4d37-8fa5-294ecabdfca7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1b4e578e0a7c8a8161628e4c8dc88979\/manny-rutinel.jpg#\" alt=\"manny-rutinel.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/ffb1e923-2dac-4d37-8fa5-294ecabdfca7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1b4e578e0a7c8a8161628e4c8dc88979\/manny-rutinel.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/ffb1e923-2dac-4d37-8fa5-294ecabdfca7\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/757bc980e923d594dccd0962529a43c2\/manny-rutinel.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">State Rep. Manny Rutinel<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CD-8 is one of the swing districts that will help decide control of the U.S. House this fall. The district includes a large section of the northern part of the Denver metro area and areas of Larimer and Weld County including Greeley.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/7431f398-501c-4511-ab8c-c9a9185eb038\/thumbnail\/620x349\/75d76d879500dbf896cac0832a3d3301\/evans.jpg#\" alt=\"evans.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/7431f398-501c-4511-ab8c-c9a9185eb038\/thumbnail\/620x349\/75d76d879500dbf896cac0832a3d3301\/evans.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/7431f398-501c-4511-ab8c-c9a9185eb038\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/fea9977c2aeb460ddba3803b4304d574\/evans.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who represents Colorado&#8217;s 8th Congressional District<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                CBS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans ran\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/colorado-8th-congressional-district-democrats-primary-evans\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">unopposed in the Republican primary<\/a><\/span>. He is hoping to become the first two-term congressional representative for the district since it was formed four years ago. Democrat Yadira Caraveo\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/colorado\/news\/yadira-caraveo-colorado-first-latina-woman-congress-congresswoman-color\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">served as the district&#8217;s representative<\/a><\/span> from 2022 to 2024. Evans is in the second year of his first term.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is one of the most important races in the country,&#8221; Rutinel said.<\/p>\n<p>Rutinel told CBS Colorado that voters in his district are looking for leaders who are willing to &#8220;stand up to Donald Trump and fight for working people.&#8221; He said he would fight against President Trump&#8217;s policies if elected. He said he is hoping that Democrats will be able to &#8220;take back control of our Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Donald Trump is guiding the Voting Rights Act with the Supreme Court and stripping Black and Brown people of their voting power, Black and Brown members for Congress of their voting power. This is one of the most Latino districts in the entire country, the most Latino district in the state. So we need to be able to put on leaders to stand up to Donald Trump and understand the struggles of working people, understand the struggles of their community, understand their visions and their dreams,&#8221; he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rutinel attended Yale Law School and is a member of the Colorado General Assembly&#8217;s House Energy &amp; Environment Committee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/1957ab06-479a-4cc3-8b6b-701ea489bc7b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3890f3ec0873d649d1a3b81ac2df56e0\/bird.jpg#\" alt=\"bird.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/27\/1957ab06-479a-4cc3-8b6b-701ea489bc7b\/thumbnail\/620x349\/3890f3ec0873d649d1a3b81ac2df56e0\/bird.jpg 1x, 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