Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., delivers her speech at the Montezuma County Lincoln Day Dinner at the Ute Mountain Casino Hotel, Saturday, Oct. “Lately, it feels like she’s been knocked back down to earth a little bit,” he said.Īt events and debates in the last election, Boebert railed against then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who became a foil for bloated government, a broken system and Democratic demagoguery. While campaigning in the district this election, Boebert seems “more empathetic” than her disruptive national profile.

Mars will vote for the Republican candidate in the general election, he said, but hopes for one “that will represent our values in a way that doesn’t offend other people.”ĭennis Anderson, who publishes several newspapers in the district, said Boebert appears to be returning to her 2019 roots as a scrappy, electrifying candidate fighting for the people. We shouldn’t be pulling teeth to get votes,” said Dusty Mars, 44, who voted for Boebert in the past but isn’t sure what he’ll do in the primary. “It should be a lot easier to get a Republican candidate into the district. For other Republicans, Boebert’s provocations are disheartening.

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