Progressive Manny Rutinel projected to win the Democratic primary in CD-8

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Progressive Manny Rutinel wins primary in battleground Colorado House district A moderate Democrat mounting his last campaign staved off a progressive challenger in Colorado, marking a small speed bump in the rapid far-left evolution of the Democratic Party. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., a longtime fixture in Colorado politics, overcame a challenge from state Sen.