Posted on 01/08/2023 12:20:38 PM PST by kiryandil
RIFLE, Colo. (AP) — Debbie Hartman voted for Lauren Boebert for Congress in 2020 and again in 2022, delighted by Boebert’s unequivocal defense of cultural issues that animate the Republican Party’s far right flank. But as Hartman shopped recently at a supermarket in this Rocky Mountain ranching outpost, she had one piece of advice for the Colorado lawmaker.
“Tone down the nasty rhetoric on occasion and just stick with the point at hand,” said Hartman, 65, a veterinary tech assistant.
That sentiment reflects Boebert’s challenge as she begins her second term in the House. In her relatively short time in Washington, she has built a national profile with a combative style embracing everything from gun ownership to apocalyptic religious rhetoric. Constituents such as Hartman in the Republican-leaning 3rd Congressional District laud Boebert for defending their rights, but cringe at her provocations, contributing to an unexpectedly tight race last year that she won by just 546 votes out of more than 300,000 cast.
“She tapped into what Trump was doing, and she maybe took it too far in some instances,” said Alex Mason, 27, adding that Boebert, whom he supports, is still more tactful than former President Donald Trump.
In an interview, Boebert said “this slim victory, it opened my eyes to another chance to do everything that I’ve been promising to do.”
To the congresswoman, that means being “more focused on delivering the policies I ran on than owning the left,” adding she hoped “to bring the temperature down, to bring unity.”
For much of past week, however, the temperature on Capitol Hill was only rising. Boebert was a leading voice among a group of lawmakers who refused to support Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become House speaker, a historic revolt against a party leader. McCarthy finally won the gavel...
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Happy 6-week FR anniversary, Retread.
LOLOL!!
You say don’t confuse style with substance. The same can be said of the Marxist author of this piece.
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If you know right from wrong, you're "far right". Is that what AP-Pravda just said?
In other words, NOT...
“said Hartman, 65, a veterinary tech assistant.”
So Hartman isn’t a Vet, isn’t even a Vet Tech, but a Vet Tech’s Assistant. Great political credentials. I’m glad she’s mouthing off because I’m sure going to pay attention to all she has to say.
LOL! (Smiling) “You are such a failure.” Good for he!
“Didn’t someone post a while back that her restaurant closed down?”
Property owner refused to renew the lease, even though the business was booming.
You go girl.
Let me know when you have anything to say or discuss that has some substance and is not just an attack or an attempt to harass someone. Then again with your seemingly limited intellectual repartee this might be your best stuff kiry...:)
Have a nice day...:)
Lol.. nice :D
Just another hit piece by the Progressive AP.
Notice AP doesn’t give any examples of “nasty rhetoric”.
Just another hit piece by the Progressive AP.
Far right 👍 not being for sexualizing little kids..I guess that makes me far right
If they can hold him to his promises, they can restore some power to house members, instead of all of it being concentrated in the Speaker and a few committee chairs... who owe their jobs to the Speaker.
Concentration of power in the House is important for the Deep State to control the agenda.
I post down to the intellectual level of retreads, oldretread1776.
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