Lauren Boebert primary live: Congresswoman fights for election in new district
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Colorado Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert faces voters in her state’s GOP primary election on Tuesday after she fled a tough re-election race to run in a more right-leaning district, only to suffer a scandal-hit campaign and accusations of carpet-bagging.
Boebert, who first planted her MAGA flag in the House of Representatives in 2020, has amassed conservative clout with her attention-seeking antics on Capitol Hill but faced more than her fair share of public embarrassments and setbacks.
She has insisted she made the switch to compete for outgoing Ken Buck’s old seat to ensure another Republican could win her old district, although she almost lost it in 2022, blaming outside liberal groups for targeting her.
On Tuesday, Boebert is up against a number of more traditional GOP rivals, including former state senator Jerry Sonnenberg, current state representatives Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf and parental rights advocate Deborah Flora.
New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman, one of the most liberal members of Congress, is meanwhile also facing a strong primary challenge on Tuesday from moderate county executive George Latimer in a Big Apple race that has turned a spotlight on the party’s divides over the Israel-Hamas war.
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Meanwhile, in New York, Democrat Jamaal Bowman’s struggle against an AIPAC-supported primary challenger is about race, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders and the future of “The Squad”.
Eric Garcia reports on a campaign that has led to some shocking accusations.
Joe Sommerlad25 June 2024 12:25
MAGA’s Lauren Boebert facing fight for survival in messy Republican primary after switching districts
Colorado’s congressional primaries could end up bringing about the downfall of one of the US’s most scandal-plagued members of the House of Representatives: Lauren Boebert.
If it doesn’t it will be because, as one of her opponents put it, there were too many horses in the race.
Voters will decide the fate of Boebert and other races across the state today.
One way or another, they make their judgment on the long, strange road the far-right Republican congresswoman has taken since her 2022 defeat, after which she became further embroiled in scandals and fled her district.
Here are John Bowden and Sheila Flynn to set the scene.
Joe Sommerlad25 June 2024 12:10
Good morning and welcome!
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of an all-important primary day in the United States.
Colorado Republican congresswoman Lauren Boebert faces voters in her state’s GOP primary election on Tuesday after she fled a tough re-election race to run in a more right-leaning district, only to suffer a scandal-hit campaign and accusations of carpet-bagging.
Boebert, who first planted her MAGA flag in the House of Representatives in 2020, has amassed conservative clout with her attention-seeking antics on Capitol Hill but faced more than her fair share of public embarrassments and setbacks.
She has insisted she made the switch to compete for outgoing Ken Buck’s old seat to ensure another Republican could win her old district, although she almost lost it in 2022, blaming outside liberal groups for targeting her.
On Tuesday, Boebert is up against a number of more traditional GOP rivals, including former state senator Jerry Sonnenberg, current state representatives Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf and parental rights advocate Deborah Flora.
New York Democratic congressman Jamaal Bowman, one of the most liberal members of Congress, is also facing a strong primary challenge on Tuesday from moderate county executive George Latimer in a Big Apple race that has turned a spotlight on the party’s divides over the Israel-Hamas war.
Joe Sommerlad25 June 2024 11:52
