A lot of Republicans soured on her antics
This article in the Wall St. Journal about Lauren Boebert’s very close race is fascinating. In retrospect, it’s too bad the party didn’t invest more in the race. I think this describes the mood of many in her electorate:
While Mr. Frisch was calculating an election strategy, there were also shifts from the ground up happening inside the district.
On a Colorado golf course last year, two friends, a Republican and a Democrat, vented to each other about what they saw as the increasing extremism of American politics.
Duncan Rowley, the owner of a Grand Junction office furniture store and lifelong GOP supporter who voted for Mr. Trump in 2016, told Tim Sarmo, a Democratic former public administrator, that he was deeply concerned about the Jan. 6 attack. Moreover, Mr. Rowley wanted Ms. Boebert out of office.
Democrat Tim Sarmo, wearing cap, with Republican Duncan Rowley.
The 2021 talk was one of a series of similar conversations Mr. Sarmo had been having with his Republican friends on Colorado’s staunchly conservative Western Slope. Wondering if there was a way to harness that frustration toward a more civil and moderate political climate, Mr. Sarmo and five others held an initial meeting to gauge interest. Some 500 people showed up, he said.
All of her primary opponents endorsed the Democrat. I don’t think you can underestimate the impact of voters who are just simply sick of the circus. Yes, a vast number of Republicans do seem to be suffering from a case of arrested development. Not every adult in the country has the emotional maturity of a 12 year old.
Boebert’s race is still too close to call. She’s ahead by 1100 votes but they have until Wednesday to cure ballots (reportedly more than 900 of them outstanding) and tally military ballots. And there will be a run-off.
Boebert, true to form, says that the problem for her was terrible GOP candidates at the top of the ticket. So she’s not changing.