Month: February 2023

Boebert Watch News Digest 2/24/2023

Boebert Watch is a weekly news clips service focused solely on Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado delivered to subscribers to the PNC Daily News Digest. To subscribe to the Daily News Digest, click here. To subscribe to Boebert Watch clips only, click here.


Boebert challenger Adam Frisch hauls in more than $500K within days of launching 2024 bid
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/boebert-challenger-adam-frisch-hauls-in-more-than-500k-within-days-of-launching-2024-bid/article_150b5112-b23a-11ed-9641-973e72d26c6b.html 
Adam Frisch, the Democrat vying for a 2024 rematch against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, raised more than $500,000 within three days of announcing his candidacy last week in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, his campaign said. The former Aspen City Council member has received more than 15,000 individual donations since making his campaign official on Feb. 14, his campaign told Colorado Politics on Tuesday. That total includes donors from all 50 states and all 27 counties in the sprawling district, which covers most of the Western Slope, Pueblo County and Southern Colorado, a campaign spokeswoman said. The Silt Republican defeated Frisch for a second term in the closest congressional race in the county last year, prevailing by 546 votes out of more than 325,000 ballots cast, for a margin of just over 1/10th of a percentage point.
RELATED: Boebert Challenger Frisch Raises $500k in 3 Days After Announcing 2nd Run
https://coloradotimesrecorder.com/2023/02/boebert-challenger-frisch-raises-500k-in-3-days-following-announcing-2nd-run/51973/ 
RELATED: 2024 election races already heating up
https://kdvr.com/copov/copov-full-episodes/2024-election-races-already-heating-up/ 
RELATED: Gunnison veterinarian joining race to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert
https://progressnowcolorado.actionkit.com/go/335394?t=7&ak_proof=1&akid=10402%2E12%2E18CE2s  
RELATED: Dem candidates talk about challenging Boebert
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/dem-candidates-talk-about-challenging-boebert/article_0b10cfa0-ad5a-11ed-9553-87f68d358f89.html 
 
Man Who Lost Narrow Race to Lauren Boebert Plots Redemption Run
https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-frish-who-lost-to-lauren-boebert-plots-redemption-run 
On this week’s episode of The New Abnormal, Adam Frisch claims that while Boebert may have snagged the election by a slim margin of 546 votes, “she’s not focused on the job and she’s focused on herself.” He says this time around, he has been given the gift of time, and while he says he’s sticking “with the same plan” as last time, “the better thing is, is that we just have a lot more time… to get out there and have a chance to meet people and realize I’m a normal human being that truly cares and connects with, I think better than the alternative, the current alternative, when it comes to the them and their families and their businesses and their communities.
 
Initial House Ratings: Battle for Majority Starts as a Toss-up
https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/initial-house-ratings-battle-for-majority-starts-as-a-toss-up/ 
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R, CO-3), an in-your-face conservative who only barely won in a clearly GOP-leaning district in western Colorado, has not moderated her behavior at all in the aftermath of her near-loss. But observers on both sides of the aisle think she should be favored anyway because a more engaged and larger 2024 presidential electorate could help her stabilize her vote. This is something we sometimes hear from operatives: Near-miss upsets can occur precisely because a race isn’t heavily engaged with national money, perhaps lulling an incumbent (and maybe even voters themselves) into a false sense of security.
 
The Republicans who endorsed a Trump challenger in 2024
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/17/trump-challengers-republicans-presidential-election-2024 
 
EMILY’s List targeting 23 House Republicans over positions on abortion
https://fox4kc.com/politics/hill-politics/emilys-list-targeting-23-house-republicans-over-positions-on-abortion/ 
 
Ohio train derailment: Lauren Boebert slams Buttigieg for being ‘absent on the job’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/ohio-train-derailment-boebert-slams-buttigieg 
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) slammed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday for being “absent on the job” following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. Boebert claimed that Buttigieg’s admission that he should have spoken out sooner about the train derailment in Ohio “fell flat” and that the former mayor-turned-Cabinet secretary has been absent on his job. “This excuse falls completely flat. Pete is absent on the job and has been from day one,” Boebert tweeted in response to a Breitbart article.
RELATED: Lauren Boebert mocked Pete Buttigieg for wearing safety gear. Twitter was appalled.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/02/lauren-boebert-mocked-pete-buttigieg-for-wearing-safety-gear-twitter-was-appalled/ 
RELATED: Trump heads to Ohio as Biden critics assail wreck response
https://www.eenews.net/articles/trump-heads-to-ohio-as-biden-critics-assail-wreck-response/ 
 
Ahead of invasion anniversary, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz introduces ‘Ukraine Fatigue’ resolution
https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2023/02/23/florida-rep–matt-gatez-introduces–ukraine-fatigue–bill-to-cut-country-s-aid 
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla, a leader of a small but vocal wing of isolationist Republicans in the House, has introduced a “Ukraine Fatigue” resolution seeking to end “military and financial aid” to Ukraine. “We must suspend all foreign aid for the War in Ukraine and demand that all combatants in this conflict reach a peace agreement immediately,” Gaetz said in a statement. The measure is co-sponsored by 10 other House Republicans, including fellow Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, and conservative Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
 
Republicans unveil effort to remove Biden admin’s barriers blocking oil and gas drilling
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-unveil-effort-remove-biden-admins-barriers-blocking-oil-gas-drilling 
House Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that they said would remove barriers slowing down oil and gas permitting on federal lands and, as a result, lead to lower gasoline prices for Americans. The American Energy Act — which was introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and cosponsored by 12 fellow Republicans — is designed to give energy companies increased certainty in the federal permitting process for oil and gas drilling in an effort to boost production and lower energy prices. Boebert said her bill would counter efforts from the Biden administration to introduce red tape and stifle production.
RELATED: Republican Leaders Want to Reinvent the Party’s Climate Image. The Far Right Won’t Let Them
https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/republicans-far-right-climate-change/ 
 
Mexican restaurant replacing Boebert’s former Shooters Grill, acquires liquor license
https://www.postindependent.com/news/mexican-restaurant-replacing-boeberts-former-shooters-grill-acquires-liquor-license/ 
 
Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet about Jimmy Carter and vaccines created as satire
https://www.reuters.com/article/fact-check-fabricated-lauren-boebert-twe-idUSL1N35128K 

Boebert Watch News Digest 2/17/2023

Boebert Watch is a weekly news clips service focused solely on Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado delivered to subscribers to the PNC Daily News Digest. To subscribe to the Daily News Digest, click here. To subscribe to Boebert Watch clips only, click here.


Boebert sets sights on Twitter, FBI
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/boebert-sets-sights-on-twitter-fbi/article_4070e58e-a8a2-11ed-8274-176a11814720.html 
A day after grilling three former top executives for Twitter, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced a bill Thursday temporarily barring the FBI from paying social media platforms and to audit all federal money paid to tech companies. The Silt Republican is calling her bill the Elon Act, which isn’t named after Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter who has released internal company files in relation to Hunter Biden’s laptop and allegations that the FBI paid Twitter to block a New York Post news story about President Joe Biden’s son. The bill’s official name is Exposing Lewd Outlays for social Networking companies.
RELATED: “You silenced members of Congress from communicating…”US Congresswoman Boebert lambasts former Twitter execs
https://theprint.in/world/you-silenced-members-of-congress-from-communicating-us-congresswoman-boebert-lambasts-former-twitter-execs/1363509/ 
RELATED: Meyers Mocks Boebert’s Tirade Against Twitter Execs: Is She ‘An Actual Adult’ or ‘High School Sophomore Yelling’ in Hallway? (Video)
https://www.thewrap.com/seth-meyers-lauren-boebert-twitter-hearing-jokes-video/ 
 
Lauren Boebert Tried To Throw Shade At Rachel Maddow And Got A Stark Reminder
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-rachel-maddow-biden_n_63ec83ebe4b0255caaeee24c 
A tweet from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) criticizing the Biden White House got flipped back on her late Tuesday. “Most of the Biden Regime learned about governing from watching (MSNBC anchor) Rachel Maddow and it really shows,” wrote the far-right congresswoman. Critics reminded Boebert how Donald Trump’s administration, of which she was a huge fan, was at times almost in lockstep with Fox News personalities such as Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity.
 
Twitter Explodes Over Lauren Boebert’s Clueless State Of The Union Tweet
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lauren-boebert-state-of-the-union-tweet_n_63e4359fe4b07f036b9a5b5c 
Raise your hand if you’re old enough to remember who was president in 2020, when schools were closed down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) was torn apart on Twitter after she seemed to forget that detail in a tweet about President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. “Hey Joe, YOU CLOSED THEM!” she tweeted, citing a line from Biden’s speech in which he said: “In the midst of the COVID crisis, when schools were closed and we were shutting down everything, let’s recognize how far we came in the fight against the pandemic itself.”
RELATED: Boebert stumbles again, failing to learn post-election lessons
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/boebert-stumbles-learn-post-election-lessons-rcna69882 
 
Fact check: False claim Rep. Lauren Boebert said Chinese balloon’s altitude of 60,000 feet was a mile
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/02/10/fact-check-quote-chinese-spy-balloon-misattributed-boebert/11230968002/ 
 
Fact Check-Fabricated Lauren Boebert tweet on M&M candy being ‘woke’ circulates online
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-boebert-mm-idUSL1N34T1OR 
 
‘Do football, not wokeness.’ Boebert’s tweet sets off debate over Super Bowl anthems
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article272454748.html 
 
Boebert wants to open Thompson Divide for drilling
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/boebert-wants-to-open-thompson-divide-to-drilling/article_f0bfc040-a1a4-11ed-92c6-2faf5a74a54f.html 
 
Rep. Boebert suggests God used her to stand up to McCarthy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/07/boebert-mccarthy-biden/ 
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) suggested that God used her to stand up to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), whom she indirectly referred to as one of her “demons,” while speaking at a women’s conference at a Dallas church over the weekend. “Ladies … God is using you in mighty ways,” she told a crowd of what appeared to be mostly women, according to clips of her remarks posted by PatriotTakes, a liberal PAC. Boebert was a featured speaker at the SALT Conference at Storehouse Dallas, which aims to provide “spiritual and leadership training to equip an army of women to awaken culture with the truth and love of Jesus.” “Maybe he’ll have you ball up your fists and stand in front of some demons — maybe a speaker of the House?” Boebert added, to laughter and a standing ovation from those in the audience.
 
Adam Frisch will run again to unseat Lauren Boebert in 2024
https://coloradosun.com/2023/02/14/adam-frisch-lauren-boebert-2024/ 
Democrat Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman who narrowly lost his bid in November to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, will run again to represent the 3rd Congressional District in 2024. “November’s election results show us that Boebert is weak and will be defeated, which is why I have decided to launch my 2024 congressional campaign,” Frisch said in a written statement. Frisch had already filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission to run against Boebert next year. His formal campaign announcement kicks off what’s likely to be one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional contests.
RELATED: Adam Frisch vs. Lauren Boebert rematch: The Democrat who almost won is running for Congress again
https://www.cpr.org/2023/02/14/adam-frisch-lauren-boebert-2024-election/ 
RELATED: Adam Frisch announces another run against U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in 3rd Congressional District
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/02/14/adam-frisch-lauren-boebert-running-campaign-3rd-congressional-district/ 
RELATED: Democrat Adam Frisch announces another challenge to Rep. Lauren Boebert
https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/adam-frisch-challenge-lauren-boebert/ 
RELATED: Adam Frisch seeks rematch against Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/elections/adam-frisch-seeks-rematch-against-lauren-boebert-in-colorados-3rd-congressional-district/article_fb6703d6-ac86-11ed-ad6c-cb8efb80d181.html 
RELATED: Lauren Boebert facing 2nd challenge from Adam Frisch after narrow victory
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/adam-frisch-2024-election-lauren-boebert/73-f3e1edb6-7902-452b-bc92-e8f3088aa043 
RELATED: Adam Frisch announces 2024 campaign against Lauren Boebert
https://kdvr.com/news/local/adam-frisch-announces-2024-campaign-against-lauren-boebert/ 
RELATED: After 2022 loss, Adam Frisch will try again to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado 3rd Congressional District
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/adam-frisch-lauren-boebert-2024-election/ 
RELATED: Adam Frisch launches 2024 campaign, will again run against Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert for CO-3
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/adam-frisch-launches-2024-campaign-will-run-against-colorado-rep-lauren-boebert-again 
RELATED: Two Democrats have relaunched bids for 3rd CD
https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/two-democrats-have-relaunched-bids-for-3rd-cd/article_db118f46-ac92-11ed-bb1f-8f7f09436353.html 
RELATED: Adam Frisch announces 2024 Congress run, potential rematch with CD3 Rep. Lauren Boebert
https://www.chieftain.com/story/news/2023/02/15/adam-frisch-announces-2024-bid-for-congress-sets-stage-for-rematch-with-lauren-boebert/69903829007/ 
RELATED: Colorado Democrat seeks 2024 rematch against Rep. Boebert after narrow loss
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/adam-frisch-seeks-2024-rematch-gop-rep-lauren-boebert-rcna70689 
RELATED: Adam Frisch announces 2024 campaign after losing to Rep. Lauren Boebert in one of the closest races in 2022
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/14/politics/adam-frisch-2024-bid-lauren-boebert/index.html 

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