Posted on 11/05/2022 5:49:26 AM PDT by cotton1706
In a state governed by Democrats, a far-right candidate is about to win another term to US Congress - while her moderate Republican colleague is set to lose his bid for Senate. The races in Colorado are a capsule of the rifts shaping national politics.
A few hours' drive out of Denver, the capital city in the centre of Colorado, an enormous sign can be seen from the side of the highway: white background, pink-and-black font, pasted on to an old, hulking trailer.
"This Is Boebert Country," it reads.
"Boebert" refers to Lauren Boebert.
The 35-year-old Republican represents Colorado's third congressional district, a vast stretch of land that spans the entire western half of the state.
Though she has not passed a single piece of legislation in her first term in office, Ms Boebert has emerged as one of the most high-profile Republican newcomers in Congress owing to her unabashed Trumpism.
She picked routine fights with Democratic colleagues - labelling one group the "Jihad Squad" - and falsely claimed that liberals had legalised "knowingly spreading HIV". A staunch defender of gun rights, she vowed to bring her handgun to the Capitol.
That maverick brand of Republicanism stands in stark contrast to the party's Senate candidate, Joe O'Dea, 60.
Unlike Ms Boebert, Mr O'Dea supports abortion access and immigration reforms, and said he would actively campaign against former President Donald Trump if he were to run again.
The two political newcomers - Ms Boebert and Mr O'Dea - offer a picture of a Republican Party at war with itself. And in Colorado ahead of the election, it is Ms Boebert's party in control: she is on course to win, while Mr O'Dea is expected to lose.
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
The evil and extreme conservative is supposed to lose, just like Goldwater did.
And the good and virtuous pro-abortion moderate is supposed to win, so he can assist the Democrats with their agenda.
Oh! For glory days once again!
But that evil and insidious Trump destroyed everything!! Our whole world!!
Uh, MSN.
Why bother reading beyond that?
Microsoft reprint from BBC.
“Uh, MSN.
Why bother reading beyond that?”
Because I enjoy seeing them weep.
That just has to be bad for 'Our Democracy'.
The conservative is winning. The rino is losing. Just as it should be.
MSM is deranged scum. No need to read their retardedness.
“moderate Republican colleague “
“moderate” = avowed trump hater and RINO’s RINO in the same mold as romney and murkowski ...
O’Dea has said he doesn’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned and that he would support federal legislation codifying the precedent with some limits.
O’Dea, meanwhile, rejects claims that the 2020 election was really won by Trump. “I don’t believe the election was stolen,” he said at the same candidate forum.
O’Dea said in a written statement that “the climate is getting warmer and humans contribute to that in some way.”
O’Dea hasn’t ruled out backing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, to continue leading the Senate Republican caucus.
O’Dea said he plans to stick to the issues affecting Americans — namely rising consumer costs — and find middle ground where possible.
https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/01/ron-hanks-joe-odea-senate-race-issues/
GOP Senate candidate Joe O’Dea says he would ‘openly campaign’ against Trump
NO THANKS, COLORADO GOP!
I have meet Mrs. Boebert at her restaurant “Shooters” in Rifle Colorado. She is a very nice lady and attractive also. The food was basic home style cooking. It was good and reasonably priced.
That restaurant is the safest in Colorado. The patrons are mostly locals. A couple of them were openly carrying their firearm. I am sure others were carrying concealed as I.
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