Boebert in Colorado…WIN
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) has won the GOP primary in Colorado’s eastern 4th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Boebert defeated a group of Republican challengers to prevail in the Republican contest to replace former Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), defying assumptions early on in the primary cycle that her days in Congress were numbered.
The Colorado Republican, who currently represents the western 3rd Congressional District, initially ran for another term in that district, after narrowly winning her second term against Democrat Adam Frisch by several hundred votes in 2022.
She decided late last year to instead run in the eastern — and safely red — 4th Congressional District to avoid another expensive and competitive House race. But Boebert’s path to winning the Republican nomination was far from certain when she decided to run in the new district.
For one, Boebert fielded attacks from new opponents who called her a carpetbagger.
She was also dogged by unflattering headlines after she was caught vaping and causing a disturbance at a “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver last year, forcing her to publicly address and apologize for the incident in conversations with voters…..
Jamal Bowman in New York…..Loss…..
George Latimer has unseated Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in the Democratic primary in New York’s 16th Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, delivering a stinging blow to progressives in what has been the party’s most divisive primary of the cycle.
Latimer, a Westchester County executive, defeated Bowman in a fierce contest that became a proxy battle between differing ideological factions of the Democratic Party, with the pivotal issue separating the candidates being their stances toward Israel amid the country’s ongoing war with Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Millions of dollars poured into the race from both inside and outside the district, making it the most expensive House primary in history. Leaders of both wings of the party weighed in, with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) endorsing the moderate Latimer, while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) supported Bowman.
Bowman became a member of the “Squad,” a group of the most progressive Democrats in the House, after winning his House seat in 2020. His first election came through his own successful primary challenge to unseat a moderate longtime incumbent, then-Rep. Eliot Engel (D).
His race against Latimer laid bare the divisions within the Democratic Party that have been even more pronounced in the aftermath of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people. The riff has grown as the death toll in Gaza has continued to climb since Israel launched its counteroffensive, surpassing 35,000, according to the Hamas-run Palestinian health ministry. ….
*Note….
I corrected the Rep. Bowman spelling….
Chat(CG)PT- write a victory statement in the style of Jamaal Bowman:
“We just showed the effin’ Squad the power of mf’n AIPAC. We showed them who the f we are. AIPAC! AIPAC! AIPAC!”
Continuing a theme tonight, Trump endorsed Utah U.S. Senate candidate loses.
Trump is 0-3 tonight with his endorsements. Hopefully, he is sad as that goofball AOC over Bowman being blown out.
Hopefully, Lauren Boebert is not holding a victory party in any sort of theater.
Trump IS slowly losing juice….
I’ve BEEN saying this for some time now……
Non-MAGA Utah Governor Spencer Cox defeats MAGA primary challenger.
The name of the disgraced defeated Congressman is actually Bowman, not Bozman, although perhaps that was an attempt at commentary?
Thank You for the correction CG…
Changes made….
New York Post cover of “FIRING SQUAD” showing Bowman with the fire alarm he pulled is just perfect.
Shooting the Big Bad Black Guy…….
‘Just PERFECT’?😌
Shooting? What the heck are you talking about? What does race or size have to do with anything>
He is a member of the Squad. And he got Fired. After pulling a FIRE alarm.
Hence, “firing squad”
I know that puns are difficult for you.
Some might be offended by the play on words…..
Pulling the alarm handle was stupid….
And started his fall from grace
Somebody is offended by anything. This is not worthy of being offended. He is a public official who lost an election he deserved to lose.
Bowman and his allies ought to reflect on the offenses they have caused to the Jewish community.
I’m sticking with the race IS essentially TIED seeing current polls showing BOTH guys ahead in different ones…..
And the TREND ISZ positive for Biden recently
Biden SHOULD BE doing Better…:
No doubt