It Really Seems Like Lauren Boebert Is Coming Back to Congress
On Tuesday, Rep. Lauren Boebert, who switched districts following her inappropriate behavior at Beetlejuice The Musical and cratering support, will find out if her political career survives the scandal.
She goes into the race as the favorite. There’s been little public polling of the primary, but a Kaplan Strategies survey conducted in late May found the congresswoman at 40 percent, with all of her GOP opponents stuck in the single digits. Her name recognition blows away that of the other Republicans; plus, she has the “Complete and Total Endorsement” of former President Donald Trump. That makes it look like Boebert might just come out on top.
It wouldn’t be the first time the congresswoman has outplayed the GOP establishment. In 2020, she was the underdog owner of an open carry restaurant called Shooter’s Grill in the aptly-named Rifle, Colorado, and she was known for confronting then-presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke over his proposal to confiscate firearms. She further cemented her reputation as an ultra-right agitator for defying the state’s pandemic restrictions and making positive comments about QAnon.