Lauren Boebert Colorado Backfired Gamble
Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert’s plan to stay in Congress through redistricting could backfire after she finished fifth in a straw poll.
The Republican congressman announced in December that he was moving to Colorado and the 4th District.
His entry into the conservative district primary was seen by many as an attempt to avoid losing the more competitive District 3, which he won in 2022 by just 546 votes. He had already faced a primary challenge in the district and was expected to face a rematch against Democrat Adam Frisch, who had already raised more money than he had.
During a debate with eight other participants in Fort Lupton Thursday night, Boebert acknowledged that he must win the support of District 4 voters. am here to win your support, your vote, he said. That is not a coronation. And a poll of 100 Republicans showed that he faces an uphill battle to defeat his opponents, some of whom have lived in the area their entire lives and represented parts of it in the Colorado legislature.
According to the Denver Post, he received 12 votes in the poll. Logan County Commissioner Jerry Sonnenberg led the poll with 22 votes, state Rep. Mike Lynch 20, conservative radio host Deborah Florida 18 and state Rep. Richard Holtorf 17. Newsweek contacted the Boebertand campaign for comment via email.
In announcing the move, Boebert suggested that his exit from the 3rd District would help Republicans retain his seat, also saying it was a “fresh start” for him after his divorce. During the debate, Boebert was challenged on redistricting. Lynch asked. he to define “carpet buffer.” a post-civil war term used broadly to refer to those who move to a new location to which they have no connection for economic or political gain.
Although the June primary is months away. , Boebert’s critics are already saying that he is “finished. “Before I go to sleep, I thought it would be appropriate to send both thoughts and prayers to my colleague Lauren Boebert,” Representative. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, wrote on X, earlier on Twitter. and as I understand it, he finished fifth in the first straw poll of the election cycle.
How many of you think BoBo is trying to convince us that polls don’t matter…unless they’re trash for Biden and great for Trump and Lauren Boebert finished fifth in straw polls in her new district in the first GOP primary. He received only 10% of the Republican votes polled at the debate” The Republicans Against Trump account wrote on Sunday X.
She’s done “Gen-Z activist and President Joe Biden supporter Victor Chi wrote: “Good news! Lauren Boebert is ranked 5th placed in a straw poll in the new and GOP-friendly; the district to which he moved – and that is only for the primary, not the general. Colorado is so sick of him. Lauren Boebert is so angry and that makes me so happy.
Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, wrote that it was great to see voters firmly reject Lauren Boebert’s insanity in Colorado and the 4th Congressional District. His pro-Putin views (among others) are absolutely repulsive. Others, however, were less convinced that Boebert would fail the slingshot.
“You can see that the vast majority of primary voters are voting for someone other than Congressman Boebert” Republican strategist Hagen Solin told The Denver Post.
“However, Boebert is in a good position to win the popular vote, because, unlike the other candidates, his name recognition reaches fourth place”.
