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Colorado Democrat wins primary after crypto PAC support in U.S. House race
Colorado's 8th congressional district race is becoming another test of cryptocurrency money in U.S. politics as Democratic candidate Manny Rutinel secures his party's nomination. His primary victory comes after a crypto-aligned super PAC backed by Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen reportedly spent heavily to support his campaign. As reported by Cointelegraph, Rutinel wins the Democratic primary for Colorado's 8th district with 61.7% of the vote, ahead of Shannon Bird's 33.6%, and now heads to the November election. Before the primary, the You Can Push Back Super PAC, backed by $3.5 million from Ripple Labs co-founder ... (full story)
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