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Lauren Boebert 14 points behind Democrat opponent in Colorado poll (www.newsweek.com)

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House Republican Lauren Boebert is polling 14 points behind potential Democratic rival Ike McCorkle in a hypothetic matchup for Colorado's 4th Congressional District according to a survey conducted on behalf of his campaign.

The poll found McCorkle, a former Marine, would get 43 percent of the vote against 27 percent for Boebert—with another 33 percent of voters undecided.

In December 2023, Boebert, a Donald Trump-supporting GOP hardliner who represents Colorado's 3rd Congressional District in the House, announced she wanted to run for the state's traditionally more conservative 4th District in a surprise move. Boebert said she made the move seeking a "fresh start" after a "pretty difficult year for me and my family," but critics argued she was worried about losing to Democrat Adam Frisch—who she narrowly beat by around 500 votes in November 2022.

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[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 92 points 5 months ago

😂 So Frisch will probably get her old district and another Democrat will probably get the "traditionally conservative" stronghold she tried to flee to? Really Lauren, I can almost forgive your endless asshattery and the mockery you've made of your own position in our government for this.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I was about to say didn't she already move to a "safe" district?

She can be like a Dem Johnny Appleseed, just keep running in the most conservative CO districts till they all flip blue.

[-] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 18 points 5 months ago

She can be like a Dem Johnny Appleseed, just keep running in the most conservative CO districts till they all flip blue.

Someone get on this with photoshop or stable diffusion!

[-] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 6 points 5 months ago

What if she's a double agent for the democratic party? An antifa plant meant to flip republican seats for the coming of the second anti-christ after Donald Trump defeated Hillary.

[-] quindraco@lemm.ee 32 points 5 months ago

No, neither candidate has won their primary yet, as the article.makes clear.

To secure the Republican nomination for Colorado's 4th District in November Boebert will have to defeat state representatives Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf, ex-state senator Jerry Sonnenberg, business owner Peter Yu and former talk radio presenter Deborah Flore. For the Democratic nomination McCorkle is running against engineer John Padora and ex-speechwriter Trisha Calvarese, who will also contest the special election in June.

[-] Winbombs@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

The Republican debate was last night. It was a bit of a shitshow, about zero policy talk. Mostly character attacks against Boebert.

[-] Endorkend@kbin.social 4 points 5 months ago

Does it happen often, other than by a presidential tier candidate, that one single representative tier politician makes multiple districts flip?

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

The Republican bench is getting weirder with every cycle, as normal people no longer consider the job particular prestigious or even that lucrative. Its very possible for Dems to lose the Presidency, hold the Senate, and retake the House as the dark red gerrymandered seats attract people too weird even for the GOP base vote.

[-] cedarmesa@lemmy.world 41 points 5 months ago

Crazy timing. Just the other day I was asking bobo how she felt being 14 points behind. She just squirted more lube into her hand and said "dont be silly".

[-] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago

I can tell you're lying because she likes it dry and over the pants.

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 10 points 5 months ago

Used to call that a Levi's special back in college

[-] moody 4 points 5 months ago

Too bad she wouldn't know a thing about college though.

[-] xerazal@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago

Probably didn't stop her from being some fraternity's favorite invite to parties

[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

Waiting for her OnlyFans

[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 30 points 5 months ago

She better get those hands busy

[-] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Careful! If you say busy hands 3 times she shows up and it doesn’t matter where you are she does what you called her for.

[-] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

I wish this was true. I'd use this to prevent her from ever voting in Congress again with the added bonus of getting a bunch of hand jobs.

[-] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

I dunno...

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 27 points 5 months ago

As a resident of CO-4, I am withholding judgement until I get my complimentary handjob.

[-] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

When Republicans nominate their people, they're not nominating their best

[-] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, actually I think they are.

[-] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

As a resident of CO-3, godspeed, she's your problem now.

[-] MintyFresh@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

One extra grit, western style reach around coming up!

[-] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Oh no

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago

Glad she is so behind.

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

She sees it as handy.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Please make certain you are registered to vote.

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 5 months ago

So long as those people stay consistent and 1 in 5 undecided voters fall to McCorkle Bobert loses.

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 9 points 5 months ago

Good.

[-] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'd vote for the guy just for his name. Ike McCorkle sounds like a character from ~~Ren & Stimpy~~ Pete and Pete and I love it.

[-] autotldr 4 points 5 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Boebert said she made the move seeking a "fresh start" after a "pretty difficult year for me and my family," but critics argued she was worried about losing to Democrat Adam Frisch—who she narrowly beat by around 500 votes in November 2022.

The survey McCorkle commissioned was of 423 likely voters in Colorado's 4th District, conducted by Gravis Marketing from May 22-May 24 both online and by text.

To secure the Republican nomination for Colorado's 4th District in November Boebert will have to defeat state representatives Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf, ex-state senator Jerry Sonnenberg, business owner Peter Yu and former talk radio presenter Deborah Flore.

For the Democratic nomination McCorkle is running against engineer John Padora and ex-speechwriter Trisha Calvarese, who will also contest the special election in June.

Boebert has a long history of courting controversy and in September 2023 was asked to leave a performance of the Beetlejuice musical in Denver along with a male companion after becoming disruptive.

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[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Colorado speaking to Bobo

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