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| Lauren Boebert's Democratic opponent concedes in tight Colorado race |
| 2022-11-18 |
| [Yahoo] On a livestream Friday, Democratic candidate Adam Frisch announced that he had called GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert to concede the race in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Boebert was leading Frisch by 551 votes, but in percentage terms, they were tied at 50% with 99% of the expected vote in. Given how slim Boebert's lead was, the race was heading into a recount. Boebert breezed through her Republican primary with 66% of the vote and was expected by many observers to comfortably win her general election in a district that went for former President Donald Trump by 15 points in 2020. The closer-than-anticipated race for Boebert is representative of the struggles the GOP faced this midterm cycle despite predictions of a "red wave." Boebert has been a political lightning rod since first winning Colorado's conservative-leaning 3rd Congressional District in 2020 as a staunch supporter of the Second Amendment who fully embraced both Trump and his provocative style. She infamously heckled President Joe Biden during his first State of the Union address in 2021, eliciting groans from the chamber after shouting, "You put them in there, 13 of them" -- referencing the 13 soldiers killed during the U.S. withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan -- when Biden was discussing the death of his son Beau. Boebert spent her first few months in Congress disregarding COVID-19 mask rules and vowing to bring her gun to the House floor. The congresswoman was one of the many election deniers on the ballot this cycle and has frequently touted that she voted against the congressional certification of Biden's victory in 2020. She refused to tell the Colorado Times Recorder whether she would accept the outcome of her own race against Frisch. Related: Lauren Boebert: 2022-08-25 Republicans: Biden Must Disclose How Much Taxpayers Are Paying for NGOs to Fly Illegal Aliens into U.S. Lauren Boebert: 2022-08-25 IRS says workers are concerned for their safety and is conducting a security review in response to Republican criticism over the $80billion in funds being used to recruit more agents Lauren Boebert: 2022-08-15 GOP wants answers on IRS' $700K ammo stockpile as Dems OK $80B for agency enforcement |
| Posted by:DarthVader |
| #1 Good. Too close though. |
| Posted by: Elminens Chusorong3648 2022-11-18 19:16 |