Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House.
Boebert, who was first elected to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, announced last month she would switch districts and instead run for reelection this year in the 4th District, after its House member, Rep. Ken Buck ®, decided to retire from Congress.
The new district for Boebert would likely give her a significantly better chance at reelection if she wins the Republican nomination. She currently represents a swing district, and Boebert had seemed likely before her switch to face off a second time against Democrat Adam Frisch, whom she defeated in 2022 by fewer than 600 votes.
The 4th District, meanwhile, is a solidly Republican district that has elected a Democratic House member only once in the past 50 years.
But the results of the straw poll Thursday, which followed the first debate among GOP candidates running for that district, indicates Boebert may have an uphill battle.
Yeah it’s tempting to be like “oh it could be a simple test, like name the three branches of government”. But the right wing (and maybe a few assholes from other parts of the spectrum) would inevitably push it towards Jim crow era voting tests.
On the other hand, what if we set these up as a honey pot? Anyone who tries to sabotage the voting test gets disappeared? No, no, that would be ruined too.
What if it was the same test we give people who are applying for citizenship?
That might have the side effect of making citizenship easier to get, which is probably a net positive.
Exactly my thoughts.
Just remember that anytime you think of something to help people, the first thought conservatives have is “how can I use this to hurt my enemies”
in fairness, that’s the first thought a conservative has upon seeing anything
Enemies being literally everyone else on the planet.
Fun fact: Senator Tommy Tuberville failed to name the 3 branches of the US Government he is part of.
Good times.