U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert defended her mountains-to-plains shift in congressional districts, even as Republican rivals used the contest’s first debate Thursday night to suggest she is a carpetbagger and hypocrite.
Why it matters: How voters perceive Boebert’s move will determine whether she can win in the 4th District, and the debate offered the first test of her new campaign.
State of play: Her move out of her difficult re-election contest in the 3rd District to compete in the deep-red 4th District drew the most attention at the Fort Lupton debate.
- She addressed it at the start, announcing she just moved to the area and signed a lease for a home in nearby Windsor. “I am here to earn your vote. This is not a coronation,” she said.
- “The crops may be different in Colorado’s 4th District, but the values are not,” she added.
Yes, but: The remark did little to quell the questions. None of the eight other candidates on stage said they would support Boebert if they weren’t running and she placed fifth in an informal straw poll.
R&I – TP
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