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4:48Now PlayingLauren Boebert can't stop being humiliated in public after losing her second straw poll and getting brutal backlash from Republican voters and people in her new election district. John Iadarola and Rayyvana break it down on The Damage Report.
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Lauren Boebert Draws More Ire from Voters in New District
"Lauren Boebert, a Colorado Republican, continues to draw the ire of prospective voters as she seeks election in a new district.
Boebert has represented Colorado's 3rd District since 2021 and has been noted as one of the more staunchly pro-Trump members of the House GOP caucus. In light of a remarkably close race in the 2022 midterms, in which she came within only a hundred votes of losing reelection to Democrat Adam Frisch, Boebert announced in December that she would instead be seeking election to the House for the state's 4th District.
Frisch is once again running in the 3rd District and had been given strong odds to unseat the congresswoman in his second attempt. Boebert herself attributed the influence of sizeable out-of-state donations to Frisch for her decision to move districts.
Despite this move, however, Boebert has faced a chilly reception from voters in the 4th District despite her outsized name recognition compared to her opponents for the nomination. During a recent debate in the district, Boebert was unwilling or unable to define "carpetbagger," a term for individuals who move to certain areas only for personal gain, when asked. A straw poll of those in attendance at the debate also saw Boebert place fifth among the nine present candidates."
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