Democratic candidates debate in battleground CD8 race

About this episode

Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel debate as Democratic candidates for Colorado's 8th District.

Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel, the Democrats vying to challenge Republican Rep. Gabe Evans to represent Colorado's 8th District, faced off in a 9NEWS debate. Episode Credits Produced by Kyle Clark, Mallory Harris and Marilyn Moore Reporting by Marshall Zellinger, Marc Sallinger, Angeline McCall, Spencer Soicher and Evan Kruegel Editing and mixing by Geoff Sawtell Be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, and Blueksy You can email us anytime at next@9news.com or text us at (303) 871-1491

People in this episode

Host: Kyle Clark

Guests: Shannon Bird, Manny Rutinel

Topics covered

• Democratic debate
• Colorado politics
• CD8 race
• election
• candidates

Keywords

• Democratic candidates
• debate
• Colorado
• CD8
• Gabe Evans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 9NEWS, Mallory Harris, Marilyn Moore, Marshall Zellinger, Marc Sallinger, Angeline McCall, Spencer Soicher, Evan Kruegel

Places: Colorado's 8th District

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