Controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert is likely to keep her seat in the House of Representatives despite scandal after scandal and what one poll calls a ‘terrible’ mark.
Boebert, who has held office in Colorado’s 3rd District since 2021, announced in December that she would run in 2024 for another seat in the Colorado Congress.
She will seek to replace retiring Republican Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District instead, the state’s most conservative district, after nearly losing his seat to a Democrat in 2022.
Some wonder if she can hang on to power after facing everything from an infamous expulsion from a theater performance with Beetlejuice to a nasty divorce to her son’s legal troubles have kept her in the news for all the wrong reasons.
However, an independent pollster believes this may not matter because she represents the interests of her new district and remains endorsed by close ally and former President Donald Trump.
Controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert likely to keep her seat in the House of Representatives despite scandal after scandal and what one poll calls a ‘terrible’ mark
Some wonder if she can hang on to power after facing everything from an infamous expulsion from a theater performance with Beetlejuice (pictured) to a nasty divorce to her son’s legal troubles have kept her in the news for all the wrong reasons
“Her personal brand, it’s terrible,” said Colorado pollster Floyd Cirulli ABC News.
“Between not only the particular problem in the 4th (Congressional District), which is that she’s a carpetbagger, but what she brings with her is just terrible. Under no normal circumstances would she be elected,” he continued.
But in a race filled with candidates, she likely has a plurality, if not necessarily a majority, to win.
“Even if her personal brand is as low as you can go and damaged, she would probably still find a third of the vote,” Cirulli said.
“And in a multi-candidate field, we assume a third of the vote will give her the primary.”
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Boebert two weeks ago amid her son’s legal troubles and the congresswoman’s messy divorce saga.
Trump called the 37-year-old grandmother a ‘Proven Conservative’ and a ‘trusted America First Fighter’, giving the Colorado Republican his ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’.
“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is a proven conservative and effective leader delivering for Colorado and our America First agenda,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
In a race filled with candidates, Boebert likely has a plurality, if not necessarily a majority, to win
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump (left) endorsed Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert (right), whose family and personal life have produced a series of scandals in recent months
In a Truth Social post, Trump referred to Boebert as a ‘proven conservative’ and a ‘trusted America First Fighter’
‘Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is a trusted America First Fighter and has my complete and total support for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District!’
Cirulli believes this keeps her in good stead with the MAGA movement and allows her to win.
‘She has the money, she has universal name identification, she has several other people running, so there will be a multi-candidate ballot. And she initially had (Representative Mike) Johnson’s support, and now she has Trump’s. And it’s a Trump district, he added.
While Colorado has already selected its presidential candidates, the state’s congressional primaries won’t be held until June 25, giving Boebert little time to gain ground.
She applauded Trump’s endorsement in posts on X.
“It is my honor to be endorsed by the greatest president our country has ever known – Donald J. Trump,” The Colorado Republican said. ‘It will be such a privilege to work with him in 2024 to deliver results for Colorado and get the entire country back on track!’
In another post, she held up a draft of Trump’s Truth Social post and labeled it ‘MY President.’
It’s the latest twist in the story of the politician whose biggest hits include allegations that she beat her ex-husband, allegations that she pointed a gun at an Obama-supporting staffer and trying to prove that a WWE star was her birth father.
Boebert has had several notable run-ins with law enforcement in the past
Boebert’s son Tyler (right) was released from prison Wednesday and has been charged with 22 felonies, including five felonies, related to property thefts in the Rifle, Colorado area
In a post X-Saturday, Boebert held up a draft of the Truth Social post former President Donald Trump used to endorse her
Perhaps the most infamous incident involving Boebert saw her removed from a Denver theater after she fell in love with her date.
Boebert was filmed lashing out at theater staff after he was booted from a Beetlejuice performance for singing along – with staff claiming she was also vaping and taking pictures during the performance.
Surveillance footage shows Boebert, wearing a tight, low-cut gold dress and high heels, causing quite a stir as she and a hunky mystery man are ordered out.
She can be seen taking a selfie as she exits the auditorium, angrily baring her teeth at staff as she is escorted through the lobby.
According to Denver Post, the lawmaker at one point declared ‘Do you know who I am?’ Afterwards, Boebert and her smartly dressed date were caught on camera walking through the empty night streets of the Mile High City.
Just weeks later, Boebert was accused of using campaign funds to watch a bike race in which her partner from that night, Aspen bar owner Quinn Gallagher, was competing.
Earlier this month, Boebert’s 18-year-old son Tyler was released from jail Wednesday on 22 charges, including five felonies, related to property thefts in the Rifle, Colo., area, where one victim said she now can’t afford to pay for the brain. surgery.
Her son’s legal troubles come months after the congresswoman finalized her divorce from husband Jayson, who Tyler called the police in January after his father allegedly pushed and grabbed him.
Boebert, 36, and her mystery man quickly made it through the lobby and out the front doors
Lauren and Jayson married in 2005. They met while she was working at McDonald’s at the age of 16. He was 22 at the time
Days later, Boebert denied punching her ex-husband at a restaurant in Colorado after he made “lewd advances” toward her.
None of her family scandals kept Trump from labeling her an ‘effective leader’.
In 2022, Boebert nearly lost his Republican-leaning district to Democrat Adam Frisch, beating him by just 546 votes.
Last February, Frisch said he planned to challenge Boebert again for her seat representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District.
The move prompted Boebert to announce in December that she would run in 2024 for another seat in the Colorado Congress.
She will try to replace retiring Republican Rep. Ken Buck in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District instead, the state’s most conservative district.
Ten Republicans are currently vying for that seat, and the Denver Post reported in early February that Boebert started the year with a fundraising advantage.
Still, Boebert came in fifth place in a poll of voters in her new district.