{"id":2282019,"date":"2024-06-23T03:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-competes-for-fresh-start-in-safer-colorado-district-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T03:20:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T07:20:19","slug":"boebert-competes-for-fresh-start-in-safer-colorado-district-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-competes-for-fresh-start-in-safer-colorado-district-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Boebert competes for \u2018fresh start\u2019 in safer Colorado district &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboebert-competes-for-fresh-start-in-safer-colorado-district-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2282019&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary\u200b highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-tim-scott-says-democrats-voting-bill-would-actually-make-it-easier-to-cheat-and-harder-to-vote\/\" title=\"Sen. Tim Scott Says Democrats\u2019 Voting Bill \u2018Would Actually Make It Easier To Cheat And Harder To Vote\u2019\">political maneuvers<\/a> of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO)\u200d and\u2063 the electoral \u2063contexts \u2062within Colorado\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-massive-blow-to-democrats-republicans-won-almost-every-house-race-thats-key-to-redistricting\/\" title=\"In Massive Blow To Democrats, Republicans Won Almost Every House Race That's Key To Redistricting\">congressional districts<\/a>. Boebert decided \u200cto switch from Colorado&#8217;s contested\u2064 3rd Congressional District,\u2063 where she faced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/recall-calif-gov-newsom-effort-reaches-submission-deadline-with-more-than-2m-signatures\/\" title=\"Recall Calif. Gov. Newsom effort reaches submission deadline with more than 2M signatures\">strong challenge<\/a> \u200dfrom \u200cDemocrat \u2063Adam\u2064 Frisch and dissatisfaction among GOP donors,\u200b to the \u2062safer, heavily Republican 4th District after a redraw. Her decision was influenced by personal and professional challenges, including issues in her personal life and accusations\u200c of inappropriate behavior. Despite these controversies, she has secured strong endorsements, including \u200dfrom former \u200cPresident \u200bDonald Trump, which have bolstered her\u2062 position as the frontrunner in the GOP primary for the 4th District.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, a special \u200belection is being held\u200b to\u2063 complete the term of \u2063former \u200cRep. Ken Buck, with Greg Lopez, the Republican candidate, expected to provide\u200b temporary support to the GOP\u2019s slim majority \u2062in the House. Lopez, emphasizing a non-aggressive, respectful\u2064 approach \u200dto \u2062his short tenure, decided against running \u2062in the regular primary. The political landscape reflects strategic \u2064decisions, personal circumstances, and the dynamic \u2063nature of party politics \u200din Colorado&#8217;s congressional representation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lauren-boebert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lauren Boebert<\/a> (R-CO) hopes Tuesday\u2019s primary in a new Colorado House district will put her on safer ground in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Congress\">Congress<\/a> after a Democratic challenger for her seat put her reelection prospects in danger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Colorado<\/a> voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose among Boebert and five other Republicans hoping to replace ex-Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ken Buck<\/a>. There will also be a special election to complete the remainder of his term that Boebert is not competing in.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, six Republicans are competing for the nomination to take on Adam Frisch, a Boebert foe running unopposed in the Democratic primary for her seat in the state\u2019s 3rd Congressional District.<\/p>\n<h3>Boebert helps herself and GOP with surprise district switch<\/h3>\n<p>Boebert surprised the political world in December 2023 when she announced she would forgo running for reelection in the 3rd District, a seat she first won in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The swap came after the congresswoman began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2437787\/lauren-boebert-losing-donors-to-challenger-jeff-hurd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>losing donors<\/a> to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-florida-dem-wants-taxpayers-to-cover-his-10k-in-student-debt\/\" title=\"This Florida Dem Wants Taxpayers To Cover His K in Student Debt\">top primary opponent<\/a>, Jeff Hurd. Republicans also worried that, even if Boebert won the 3rd District primary, she would face defeat in a general election against Frisch, who narrowly lost to her in the 2022 midterm elections. Frisch was drastically outspending and outraising Boebert, causing concern for the GOP that a once reliably Republican seat would flip into Democratic control.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy boys and I needed a fresh start,\u201d she said when announcing her switch. \u201cThat\u2019s been very public of what home life looked like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Boebert was newly divorced, and her ex-husband had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montrosepress.com\/news\/colorados-4th-congressional-district-race-offers-boebert-fresh-start-but-no-coronation\/article_d1f4d5b8-bc99-11ee-a2af-4f7f6bf54c80.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>arrested<\/a> following an alleged domestic altercation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to put it into a very pretty package and bring my ex-husband lots of honor,\u201d Boebert said. \u201cBut since there is nothing private about my personal life, it is out there, and my boys need some freedom from what has been going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Boebert\u2019s switch to the 4th Congressional District boosted Republicans\u2019 chances of holding on to the 3rd District, shifting the seat from a \u201ctoss-up\u201d to \u201clean Republican,\u201d according to the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the 4th District is ranked \u201csolid Republican\u201d with a +13 advantage for the GOP. Boebert is the front-runner in the six-way primary contest, with a May 31 Kaplan Strategies <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2024\/06\/04\/lauren-boebert-poll-4th-congressional-district-colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> showing her with 40% of the vote compared to the 5% received by the next highest-polling candidate, businessman Peter Yu.<\/p>\n<p>She is effectively the only candidate running primary TV ads as part of her campaign, per the <em>Colorado Sun<\/em>, though she must still overcome the negative reports of the last year.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman faced scrutiny in April following allegations that she was drunk and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2955495\/boebert-gop-opponents-blast-boozy-trump-new-york-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>admonished by former President Donald Trump\u2019s security detail<\/a> at the New York Young Republican Club\u2019s annual gala in Manhattan last year. The scandal surfaced three months after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2452458\/lauren-boebert-says-she-was-a-little-too-eccentric-during-beetlejuice-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>apologized<\/a> for her \u201ceccentric\u201d behavior at a production of <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> at a theater in Denver, where patrons reported that she and her male guest were vaping and taking flash photos during the performance.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Boebert for the GOP primary despite the reports. She has also <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradocommunitymedia.com\/2024\/05\/09\/boebert-nabs-endorsement-from-top-douglas-county-republican-in-bid-to-switch-congressional-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>received support<\/a> from Douglas County Commissioner George Teal, a 4th District constituent, and endorsements from the Colorado GOP and its chairman, Dave Williams.<\/p>\n<h3>Speaker Johnson to get temporary relief with Buck special election<\/h3>\n<p>While Boebert and her five opponents vie for a full term in the 4th District, voters will also decide a special election to finish out Buck\u2019s term, which lasts until January.\u00a0Buck departed Congress early on March 22.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado Republicans selected former Parker, Colorado, Mayor Greg Lopez to be their candidate in the special election. Lopez is favored to win Tuesday, meaning he will serve in Congress for six months.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez could have also decided to run in the regular primary, meaning that Boebert or the other challengers would be facing an incumbent in the race. However, he told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in his first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2974813\/greg-lopez-colorado-gop-ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>national interview<\/a> in April that he planned to finish Buck\u2019s term and return to Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not coming up here, you know, saying \u2018I want to change the world,\u2019\u201d Lopez said. \u201cI\u2019m coming up here \u2014 I feel like I\u2019ve been called to duty. I\u2019m a veteran. And so I\u2019ve been called to duty, and I\u2019m going to honor that duty to the best of my ability, and then I get to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Lopez wins Tuesday, he will grant Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and the Republican conference temporary relief by adding another vote to their narrow control of the House. The majority sits at 218-213 with the recent swearing-in of Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA), meaning Johnson can only afford to lose two votes to pass a measure along party lines.<\/p>\n<p>Lopez has not specified what, if any, caucuses he would join and or how he would align ideologically. Instead, he said he would bring back something he feels Congress has lost: mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have an opinion, and we should all listen to each other,\u201d the former mayor said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that we need to agree 100%. But having respect enough to say, \u2018Can you help me understand? Can you help me understand why you see it in a certain direction?\u2019 I think that\u2019s going to go a long ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy hope is that, you know, in some manner and in some small way, when I go back home, someone\u2019s going to say, \u2018You remember what Greg Lopez used to tell us? Maybe we should do some of that,\u2019\u201d he continued. \u201cThat\u2019s my hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Trump looms atop the ballot<\/h3>\n<p>In the 8th Congressional District, voters will decide which Republican competes for one of the most competitive seats of the November election. Freshman Rep. Yadira Caraveo (D-CO), who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, will find out on Tuesday whether she faces Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans or former GOP state Rep. Janak Joshi.<\/p>\n<p>Caraveo won her seat with just 48% of the vote during the 2022 midterm elections. Trump won 46% of the vote in the same district in the 2016 and 2020 elections, allowing him to narrowly defeat Hillary Clinton but leaving him 4 percentage points shy of President Joe Biden there four years later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the 5th Congressional District, Republicans are competing to see who will replace Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), who is retiring from Congress after nine terms. The seat, anchored in Colorado Springs, ranks \u201csolid Republican\u201d and drew strong GOP contenders. Williams and talk radio host Jeff Crank are running in the primary, with the state party chairman receiving Trump\u2019s endorsement. The Democratic nominee will be either River Gassen or Joe Reagan.<\/p>\n<p>Lamborn\u2019s district likely will be more of a sweep for Republicans, particularly with Trump on the ballot this year. Trump won 53% of the district\u2019s vote in 2020 and 56% in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) aims for a safer congressional seat in Tuesday&#8217;s primary for a new Colorado district, following a strong challenge from a Democrat. Colorado voters will decide between Boebert and five other Republicans vying to succeed former Rep. 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