Things are looking rough for Representative Lauren Boebert in the Colorado primary. Her challenges continue to multiply as she still lacks support amid her district switch-up.
Boebert, a staunch pro-Trump representative, announced in December that she would be running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District. Many expected her to run for reelection in the 3rd District, where she has held office since 2021.
Her defense for making such a move was that it was the “right decision for those who support our conservative movement.” However, it has been widely viewed as an attempt to avoid lower reelection odds in the 3rd District.
There, she faces a notable primary challenge from Republican Jeff Hurd and a fraught general election challenge from Democrat Adam Frisch. In addition, Boebert emerged as the fifth most popular candidate in a straw poll taken after a debate in Fort Lupton. Lupton is in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District on January 25.
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The straw poll taken of 100 Republican voters saw Boebert pick up just 12 votes. She came behind Logan County Commissioner and former state Senator Jerry Sonnenberg, who topped the poll with 22 votes.
On Thursday, three former Colorado GOP senators who used to represent the 4th District, Cory Gardner, Wayne Allard, and Hank Brown, endorsed Sonnenberg. This effectively signaled a split among Republicans.
“He will be a passionate and dedicated warrior for our nation and our shared conservative values,” Gardner said of Sonnenberg. The endorsements also mean the congresswoman is in need of bolstering support in the new District ahead of the June primary.
After all, Sonnenberg may have an edge thanks to his endorsements, which highlighted the roots he has in the District. “Each of them knows the fourth district and understands the kind of principled leadership our community needs in Congress,” Sonnenberg said.
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Meanwhile, Boebert has the support of House Speaker Mike Johnson. The Louisiana Republican called the congresswoman a “relentless force for conservative governance.”
The endorsements follow the declining popularity of the congresswoman amongst voters. In a report published last week by the Wall Street Journal, prospective GOP voters lashed out at the congresswoman.
“I don’t appreciate, as a Christian, people saying they’re Christian to get your vote and then turning out to be a lowlife,” retired university employee Judy Scofield said. “And now I just kind of think of her as a lowlife.”
Scofield was referring to an incident from last year. It saw Boebert removed from a Denver theater during a show for disruptive behavior. Video footage of the incident later led to further accusations that she had been vaping and fondling her date.
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She initially denied any wrongdoing. But she later apologized for the conduct, attributing it to the stress of her recent divorce. Echoing similar sentiments, another Republican voter, Tammi Flemming, told the Journal, “On Facebook, she’s not been well received by Republicans. It’s the shenanigans and the drama and moving districts.”
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