Lauren Boebert suffers embarrassing finish in poll of new Colorado district

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Colorado Female participant Lauren Boebert finished in fifth place, according to a straw survey – a devastating demonstration after the Republican changed to run in a new district.

Last week, Ms. Boebert competed against eight other Republicans in a congressional primary debate in Fort Lupton, Colorado, in which he received only 10 percent of the informal poll votes, placing fifth, according to Colorado Politics.

Boebert won 12 of the 117 votes cast in the poll, the outlet reported.

Last year, the Colorado lawmaker announced she would be switching from the 3rd Congressional District, where she has served since 2021, to the 4th Congressional District. She narrowly won the 2022 election in her district against Democrat Adam Frisch.

Many politicians had something to say about Ms. Boebert’s recent opinion poll.

Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett commented early Monday morning, “Before I went to bed, I thought it would be appropriate to send ‘thoughts and prayers’ to my colleague, Lauren Boebert. My understanding is that he came in fifth place in his first poll of the election cycle.”

She continued, “Now, how many of you think BoBo is going to try to convince us that polls don’t matter… of course, unless they’re garbage for Biden and great for Trump!”

The Republicans’ X count against Trump wrote, “Lauren Boebert finishes fifth in a straw poll in the first GOP primary debate in her new district. She received only 10% of the votes of Republicans who participated in the poll during the debate.” The account added: “She’s done.”

Ms. Boebert has made headlines in recent weeks. Her ex-husband confronts two sets of charges after separate domestic incidents, including one in which he and the congresswoman allegedly involved in a physical altercation. Mrs. Boebert was Without charge in the incident.

His office told him The independent that the situation with her husband is part of the reason she is changing districts: “This is a sad situation for everything that continues to increase and another reason why I am moving. I didn’t punch Jayson in the face and no one was arrested. “I will consult with my attorney regarding the false accusations he made against me and evaluate all of my legal options.”

In September, Ms. Boebert was remote of a live-action musical stage version of beetle juice in Denver after audience members complained about behavior during the show, including allegedly vaping near a pregnant womantalking too loudly, taking flash photos, and inappropriately groping your date.