U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters at the Capitol on Sep. 25, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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CD8 is 40% Hispanic, which helped Caraveo eke out a win in 2022. But she loses that advantage this year. Evan’s grandfather is a Mexican immigrant who he says earned his citizenship and two Purple Hearts in World War II.
A veteran, former police officer, and state lawmaker, Evans is what Johnson calls a workhorse not a show pony: “He’s one of my favorite candidates in the country. I talk about his resume all over the country and use Gabe as an example of the high quality of people that we’ve recruited that are running this election.”
Evans says CD8 is not only crucial for the future of the country, but the future of Colorado. He says the district has the fourth-highest energy-producing county and the eighth-highest agricultural-producing county in the nation.
He says it is also the only district that all six interstates run through: “This truly is our chance to drive the pendulum back to the center in Colorado.”
He’s made border security one of his top issues while Caraveo has focused on abortion rights.
In reaction to Johnson’s visit, her campaign released a statement saying, “Gabe Evans keeps bringing more MAGA extremists to Colorado who would help him implement his dangerous, far-right agenda that would take away women’s reproductive freedom.”
Johnson dismissed the claim: “That’s a red herring. What people want to know about is the economy crushing family-wide open southern border. If we have a debate on policy, Gabe wins hands down.”
The candidates will have the opportunity to debate policy on Oct. 18th in the CBS News Colorado studio.Â
While Caraveo holds a large lead in fundraising, Johnson suggests reinforcements are on the way: “I anticipate we’ll have a lot more air cover coming in. At the end of the day though, it’s not really about the quantity of the cash but the quality of the candidate and Gabe is one of the highest qualified candidates we’ve had a long, long time.”Â
Shaun Boyd
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