Posted on 06/30/2020 8:39:01 PM PDT by real saxophonist
Lauren Boebert upsets incumbent Scott Tipton in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District GOP primary
Tipton concedes race just after 9 p.m.
Right-wing restaurateur Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent Rep. Scott Tipton handily in Colorado’s Third Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday just one day after President Trump gave a Twitter endorsement to Tipton.
By: Blair Miller
last updated 9:25 PM, Jun 30, 2020
DENVER – Right-wing restaurateur Lauren Boebert defeated incumbent Rep. Scott Tipton handily in Colorado’s Third Congressional District Republican primary Tuesday just one day after President Trump gave a Twitter endorsement to Tipton.
Tipton conceded the race just after 9 p.m. Tuesday.
“3rd District Republicans have decided who they want to run against the Democrats this November. I want to congratulate Lauren Boebert and wish her and her supporters well,” Tipton said in a statement.
As of 9:10 p.m. Boebert led Tipton by 9 percentage points, 54% to 46%, though the Associated Press had yet to call the race.
Tipton is in his fifth term as the Third Congressional District representative, but Boebert challenged him from the right this year in an effort to win over more-conservative voters who believe Tipton has sided with Democrats too often on bipartisan deals.
Boebert owns Shooters Grill in Rifle, where employees open-carry firearms while serving and which was shut down by health officials when she opened in lieu of Colorado public health guidance last month.
Boebert has touted her Second Amendment bonafides during the campaign. Her website says she is “heading to Congress to drain the swamp, stand up for our rights, and tell all the left-wing lunatics we don’t want more government control, we want our freedom!”
She has received support from some county sheriffs on the Western Slope and gained national attention last year when she yelled at then-presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke at a rally, “Hell no, you won’t take our guns.”
She also discussed being interested in the QAnon conspiracy theory in an online show captured by Media Matters.
“No, honestly, everything that I’ve heard of Q, I hope that this is real. Because it only means that America is getting stronger and better, and people are returning to conservative values, and that’s what I am for,” she said in the interview clip. “And so, everything that I have heard about this movement is only motivating and encouraging and bringing people together, stronger. And if this is real, then it can be really great for our country.”
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairwoman Cheri Bustos called on Republicans to denounce Boebert because of the QAnon statements.
“Not even multiple endorsements from President Trump could save Congressman Scott Tipton from his extreme, QAnon caucus challenger. Washington Republicans should immediately disavow Lauren Boebert and her extremist, dangerous conspiracy theories,” Bustos said in a statement.
Tipton’s defeat comes after President Trump tweeted support on Monday.
"Congressman @ScottRTipton is a great supporter of the #MAGA Agenda! He fights for your #2A rights and the Border Wall. Scott is working hard for Colorado and has my Complete and Total Endorsement! #CO03,” the president tweeted.
Tipton had handily won most of his prior elections. In 2018, he defeated Diane Mitsch Bush by nearly 8 percentage points. In 2016, he won by more than 14 percentage points, and in 2014, he won by more than 22 points.
Now, Boebert will face Mitsch Bush in this year’s General Election.
She defeated James Iacino 61% to 39% in the Democratic primary in the Third Congressional District, according to 9 p.m. returns.
This is a developing news story and will be updated.
“The President fell for bad advice on this one. Even I would have bet the ranch on this pistol-packing mama.”
Yup. He probably listened to Jared.
It depends on what you mean by Capitol. If you mean the Capitol grounds around the House and Senate you are probably right. If you mean the city of Washington, DC. You are wrong. I know people who have legally licensed pistols in DC. I don’t think open carry is allowed anywhere.
Capitol grounds and the Capitol itself.
If you mean the city of Washington, DC. You are wrong. I know people who have legally licensed pistols in DC. I don’t think open carry is allowed anywhere.
Open carry is prohibited. Concealed carry is legal only with a permit. Keeping firearms in your house has been legal since the Heller decision.
She ran her race AGAINST amnesty. How about you do your own research instead of throwing around what ifs???
She’s a “Republican” so she will be watched. Sen. Lee was an anti immigration and pro American worker guy at one time. Now he is pushing H-1Bs like a mad man....
You never can be sure about any of them. You vote & cross your fingers. Lee has been a nightmare.
She’s gorgeous.
Go back to your basement
You are an idiot. She ran to the right of the incumbent republican specifically on immigration. You think she is a closet Mexican smuggler. Yeah. That wouldn’t come out in a primary battle.
Shaking my head in complete astonishment.
--Longwayhome
I agree with this...
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