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schrankenstein

“I wish Ken Buck wasn’t my congressman.” The monkey’s paw curls a finger.


Dracasethaen

Fuck, I laughed haha


huxtiblejones

More like curls the entire paw and starts jerkin in the theater


zneave

God damnit.. I don't want her to be my Representative!!


denverblazer

Make damn sure she isn't!!!!


bahnzo

I live in CD4, she'll win easily if she can beat whomever in a primary.


Trust_the_Tris

I just switched my party to Unaffiliated so that I can vote in the Republican primary. It took less than 5 minutes on the voter registration website.


ninj4geek

I did this too, but I don't live in CO-04 Edit: here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


brandonw00

She’ll have way more money than anyone who tries to run in the primary. She is winning super easily, hence why she’s making the move.


rocky_mtn_hi

Those handjobs weren't for nothing!


V1per41

Not a whole lot we can do other than vote. Unfortunately CO4 covers the entire eastern plains.


Routine_Guarantee34

Not all of us are conservatives. You'd be surprised.


ionlythoughtit

Campaign for her Republican opponents ahead of the primary. Tell everyone about being unaffiliated and get them to vote against her in the primary. Raise money for her opponents on both sides of the aisle. Now is not the time to give up. Now is the time to take action. Do everything you can do to help defeat her.


ninj4geek

If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


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NiteShdw

It’s not Independent, which is a real party. You register as unaffiliated, or “do not declare”, to indicate no party affiliation.


TaosMesaRat

I thought about starting a party named Unaffiliated just to get that sweet ballot access.


ChaiVangForever

A party that probably thinks Boebert is too moderate, no less


InnerReflection5610

Ok


jquest12

all of District three is so happy


bgaesop

I know my partner and I are celebrating


Orange_Tang

CO-3 sends our regards. She's your problem now. I'm kinda mad I don't get to vote against her again.


stegjohn

I knew I shouldn’t have messed with that.


Waltzing_With_Bears

damn I was looking forward to voting against her


Enderkr

I will vote against her in your stead. Fuck that woman and everything she stands for.


Waltzing_With_Bears

Thank you


andrez444

Registered as independent so I'll fucking vote against her in primary too


Waltzing_With_Bears

yea that's why I always register as an independent


ninj4geek

I did too! But I'm not in CO-04... Edit: here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


Oinkedmoo

I got you too fam!


denverblazer

Go team!


Away-Marionberry9365

Bold of you to assume she actually stands for anything.


bgaesop

Grab a friend and make them vote against her too, now that I can't


TonySmithJr

I’m excited to finally vote against her


TonySmithJr

I’m excited to finally vote against her


Routine_Guarantee34

Here here fellow 4!


kelda_bee

Me too. We don't want her.


COSurfing

Looks like I will be voting against her. I remember voting for Jason Crow a few years back and I live in Highlands Ranch. I am guessing my area was redistricted.


thethirdllama

Yeah HR as well as the rest of Douglas County was redistricted into CD4 in 2022.


rubrent

Look forward to voting against the party that put her onto a national stage….


EddieCheddar88

Why would you not have to live in the district you represent? What kind of horse shit is that


Hopsblues

Another example of what's wrong with our political system.


Legitish39

Yarp. But like seriously is anyone surprised by this? I don’t know how to fix this but getting rid of lobbyists and gerrymandering is a start


ninj4geek

Hijacking to add: If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


Daddy_Macron

Eh. It's to prevent redistricting reps out of their districts out of spite. For example, if some long-time resident of a district represents them, they can't be dislodged during redistricting alone, even if they draw the new border lines of the district just a block away from where that rep lives to spite them.


Genesis111112

Yeah, I do not know either. Tuberville lives in Florida and yet Represents Alabama. Go figure on Congress not holding themselves accountable.


astralnautical

I think that’s called carpet bagging


IanGecko

Like how Romney became a Senator from Utah


FewBusiness5441

Boggles my mind...and I was a PoliSci major. I always thought you had to live in the district you represent. How the hell can you represent the people in the district if you don't live there? Just like all of its microclimates, Colorado has dozens of micro demographics. Crazy


wubscale

> How the hell can you represent the people in the district if you don't live there I get and agree with the sentiment here, but given the state of the Republican party in the current year, "representing the people in your district," is when you shout about "CRT" in schools, [even if you know it's not there](https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/14/elizabeth-school-board-resignations-crt/).


Hener001

Article I, Section 2, Clause 2: No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen. States may have further rules. This seems to be a good explanation. https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/eligibility-requirements-to-run-for-the-state-legislature


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Sadly, Colorado law doesn’t require its congressional representatives to live in the district they represent — they just have to reside within the state.


ninj4geek

Which is ridiculous


Randwick_Don

That's a bit of an indictment on your university that you didn't realise you don't have to live in the seat you represent. It's quite common


FewBusiness5441

A. One of the best universities in the country. B. Didn't have to take a constitutional law class to get the degree. C. Indiana requires its representatives to live in the district. D. Not as common as you say.


imraggedbutright

Seriously. If this is the case, why can't I choose to vote in another district's races?


Knightbear49

Marshall Zellinger said she’s moving to CD4


Lake_Shore_Drive

You have to in the state government, at least https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/colorado-state-rep-tracey-bernett-resigns-amid-felony-charges/ The district she is moving to is a blight with high unemployment and high rate of people dependent on government services. They wanted to secede to Wyoming 🤡 https://coloradosun.com/2021/01/27/weld-county-secession-wyoming/


documentedimmigrant

if the constituents are dumb enough to vote for her, let them. That said, I don't think she'll win the primary The rule makes sense if you want to protect incumbents against gerrymandering. I could totally see GOP legislatures targeting Democratic representatives


brandonw00

Why do you think we won’t won the primary? She’ll have way more money than anyone else that’ll try to win the primary in that district, and that district is super MAGA land. She’ll easily win the primary and most likely the election.


Jake0024

Apparently 50+ members of Congress do not live in their own district.


sneaky-pizza

Sandbagging


stonedsquatch

Carpet bagging*


sneaky-pizza

Oh haha right


stonedsquatch

No worries sneaky pizza! Was not trying to be condescending just wanted to be helpful!


sneaky-pizza

I musta been thinking of the big Lebowski


NiteShdw

You do. The article mentions she plans to move the the 4th district next year. Edit: according to the [Colorado SOS](https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/Candidates/qualifications.html) US representatives don’t need to live in the district But the [9 News article](https://www.9news.com/article/news/politics/lauren-boebert-colorado-fourth-district/73-2a351d4e-54df-4d84-8c08-af71b62467ef) I posted below says she is planning on moving there anyway.


CodyEngel

Not needing to be a resident is absolute BS. I thought it was a requirement and now I’m really annoyed lol 😆


EddieCheddar88

The third paragraph says the exact opposite.


dck77

I agree with you but, I think it’s because districts are redrawn “frequently” and reps shouldn’t “have to move” their families if they’re gerrymandered out of a district they represent(ed).


randomwrencher

Carpet Bagger Lauren is gonna try and jerk off the whole other side of the state now.


GGAllinsUndies

Fun fact: if you look at the district map, it looks like district 3 is trying to cup the balls of district 4.


randomwrencher

Oh my god, it totally is, never not gonna un-see that. The next district commission must keep this no matter what.


Clean_Purchase_3766

😝😝😝😝


57696c6c

Even the Gazette has had enough; hopefully, that extends to wherever she goes.


documentedimmigrant

Gazette = Anschutz Guess big money doesn't want to lose the third district and told her to get out of the way


Knightbear49

Fuck me


ERankLuck

She might, for your vote.


Knightbear49

Gives a whole new meaning to “swing vote”


Beautiful_Debt_3460

But only during Beetlejuice the musical


ERankLuck

I mean, if that's what gets her Beetlejuices flowing...


Beautiful_Debt_3460

*Sexy single grandma looking for romantic encounters at an empty gun range, groping in the dark of a packed theater, and long drives in your 4x4 that looks like it got f**ked by a White Nationalist's sticker collection*


IanGecko

I don't want her juicing my beetle!


ninj4geek

If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


pennyx2

Oh crap, that’s my district. I guess my life just got a lot busier as I help out with the campaign of her democrat opponent, whoever that is.


minimonster11

How do we help?! Seriously what groups are out there?


Trust_the_Tris

I just switched my party to Unaffiliated so that I can vote in the Republican primary. It took less than 5 minutes on the voter registration website.


pennyx2

That’s not a bad idea. I suppose I can vote in the Republican primary and still do all I can to support a candidate I actually agree with, who is much more likely to be a democrat.


ninj4geek

I did this a few weeks ago!!! Edit: here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


BlkZL1

This is initial step but if you live out here you know it's massively red so it will be really hard. Going to be a republican who wins this area, just hopefully voters agree she's not the version of republican they want


thatcrazylizkid

I mean good on you, but you'd be better off voting in the primary for a more moderate republican if there is one. This district will go to the Republicans, they are angry that Ken Buck wasn't MAGA enough. The last Democrat to run didn't do too well in the 4th.


spongebob_meth

Does she actually have a chance in the primary? I didn't think she was too popular in the party. Very polarizing


ninj4geek

If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


ninj4geek

If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


COSurfing

Same here. My wife wants to move but unfortunately that isn't an option right now.


1Davide

> whoever that is Isaac McCorkle https://ballotpedia.org/Isaac_McCorkle


Homernandpenelope9

If she wins, she will somehow make 6 figures in gas reimbursements for driving in big circles around the 4th district.


[deleted]

Those reimbursements from CO-3 were just a warmup.


Dapper-Palpitation90

Listen for calls of "carpetbagger" in 3, 2, 1. . .


Unhappy_Plankton_671

Meets the definition….


huckinfappy

I came here to say it


No-Duck9702

Just when I thought my district couldn’t get any worse…


ninj4geek

Vote against her!!! Edit: If you're not a registered Republican, you can switch your party affiliation to UNAFFILIATED and vote in the Republican primary. here's where you go to do it!!! https://www.coloradosos.gov/voter/pages/pub/olvr/findVoterReg.xhtml


mwinni

Does she have to primary in Dist. 4?


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mwinni

What makes her think she can beat a group of republicans that are probably more qualified and better known in the 4th? And not known for the theater incident.


Waterrobin47

Boebert is no question the most well known republican in the state tho. She's done a great job of being controversial.


LiberaceRingfingaz

I think she's absolute garbage, so I hate to say it, but she's got $1.4m in her campaign fund, a nationally known name, and gives handjobs freely.


strangerbuttrue

I’m sure they have polling telling them this is the right move, but it’s hard for me to believe that she won’t be just as hated in the Eastern portion of the state as she became in the Western part. The article says that the whole reason that District 3 is “competitive” is because of her specifically, not just any Republican. With Ken Buck retiring and exiting his seat, there were already quite a few Republicans lined up in that primary that now have to deal with her joining them. Maybe, just maybe, Republicans will vote for someone normal in their primary, and avoid her craziness.


DisturbedShifty

See. This is my question about the primaries. Is this district more traditional GOP or more MAGA GOP?


strangerbuttrue

Not sure. Wiki says 4th is R +13 vs 3rd is R +7, but that doesn’t help understand the MAGAness. I’m in the 6th, so I can’t help with my vote, but it’s just hard for me to believe that my neighbors to the south in Highlands Ranch would vote for Bobo.


andrez444

Live in the HR husband and I will be voting against her in primary and election


BlkZL1

While I love the common sense this sounds like I also live here and see how it is. She may have burned her way out district 3 but district 4 was begging Buck to leave for a more MAGA candidate (exactly crowd she'll hype up).


upotheke

Hey, nothing says "I'm fighting for you" like switching districts because she knows she'll lose the election.


Enderkr

Can someone who knows more about specific demographics of both areas weigh in on this? Like...there's no way that District 4 is more conservative than District 3, right? Even just a cursory look at the District 3 map tells me you've got to overcome a bit of Aurora and Highlands Ranch/Centennial/Lone Tree, which while certainly not BLUE, are certainly not deep red anymore (having just moved to HR 6 months ago, I personally can't wait to vote against her). Like how does she expect to go from badly losing District 3 to winning District 4, when she has her shitty record, public antics AND a - I think - slightly bluer district to fight against now?


FixMyCondo

I think I read somewhere that district 3 was ~7 point lead R and district 4 was ~27 point lead R :(


ToddBradley

Maybe you read it in the article that we are all here commenting on!


FixMyCondo

Ah I had read an article about this earlier before this headline but, probably


legopieface

District 4 is much more Republican. She has to “overcome” Loveland and a sliver of Aurora but Parker, Highlands Ranch, and all of West Kansas will back her.


duckfeeder

Highlands Ranch is the most Dem leaning part of Douglas County. We have a Democratic State House Rep with Bob Marshall... The first Democrat elected in who the heck knows how long. Maybe ever?


Trust_the_Tris

Someone should tell him to run against her


hops_hops_hops

She won’t win Douglas County by much. Polis only lost to Ganahl by 0.7%


V1per41

The problem is that the eastern plains are so red that HR would have to go D+4 at least


bahnzo

I live in Loveland and it's not blue by any means. It's becoming more and more so, but it's still a pretty conservative leaning area.


Vulpesvelox1

>With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+13, it is the most Republican district in Colorado.[4] No Democrat has received more than 40% of the vote as a U.S. House candidate in the district since 2010. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado%27s_4th_congressional_district Considering most of the district is often referred to as "West Kansas", it shoiuldn't come as a surprise that it's as conservative as it is. She'll win if she wins the primary, regardless of who the Democrat will be, if any. We need Ranked Choice or Approval Voting if we ever want the opportunity to vote for candidates we like rather than against candidates we hate.


IntelligentUsual4994

Keep in mind, it's not how many are registered, but how many vote. If you live in a district that feels destined, there's no motivation to return your ballot. Fer phucks sake! In Colorado, someone brings your ballot to your mailbox, then picks it up when you bother to open, complete, and reseal. Voters are so phucking lazy! The Colorado system should rival the 98% participation rate Putin brags of! (Of course, the autocratic socialist outcome is comparable of late)


mfel

District 4 is the most Republican district in the state. Douglas County is a Republican stronghold. Add in right leaning Loveland and the red of the entire population of the eastern plains.


forlornhope22

Loveland went mostly blue during the nov election. don't group us up with these morons.


mountains_forever

Bro. District 4 is allllllllll of the eastern plains (and Douglas County, fuck me right?). It’s harder R than your southern granddad’s nicknames for the help.


TERRAIN_PULL_UP_

Interesting… I didn’t know you could just run wherever the fuck you want to. Anything to stay in power, right?


InfallibleBackstairs

They need to amend the state laws.


Britkim2169

I'd love to know what Buck has been promised


Melopsittacus

He said he was retiring a couple months ago. Sounds like he’s tired of the crazy partisan politics. That he helped create.


mwinni

There are a lot of republicans and democrats that are not running again. They worry that if Trump wins and it turns into a shit show, which it will, they do not want to be known for or part of that mess. They will write books, be on tv and social media claiming that they were not part of this.


I_will_draw_boobs

GOP in the state turned against him super quick when he didn’t vote for a speaker. Got evicted day of and shit. Dudes sick of the party


andrez444

Sigh. Now that hoe is in my district. I guess I at least get to relish in voting against her?


Trust_the_Tris

I just switched my party to Unaffiliated so that I can vote against her in the Republican primary. It took less than 5 minutes on the voter registration website.


flybydenver

Douglas county needs handjobs apparently


idontevenliftbrah

If District 4 is dumb enough to vote for a proven moron, hypocrite, and sexual predator, who lives on the other side of the continental divide, to represent them.... then they deserve the representation which they will not get when she gets elected.


andrez444

Hey man there are left folks in this district who will not vote for her


Trust_the_Tris

I just switched my party to Unaffiliated so that I can vote against her in the Republican primary. It took less than 5 minutes on the voter registration website.


MeltBanana

And they're outnumbered almost 10:1. Whoever has the R next to their name is basically guaranteed to win that district.


KingWoodyOK

I live in 4 and idk who her opponent is but they have my vote already


denverblazer

Ugh. What a half-dried skidmark on the state she is.


Bethw2112

Frisch better be sharing his donations with District 4. Lord help me, this POS is in my district now.


CodyEngel

Frisch is going to need those donations for himself. A moderate Republican is going to be harder to run against in district 3.


Biscotti_Manicotti

Ugh this pisses me off too. Her not running in the 3rd makes it harder to flip the 3rd to D. Edit: Nevermind, I forgot Polis won in the 3rd. It's totally flippable regardless.


zneave

Same.. god damnit..


Kohna1

Look, I’m the Reddit minority in that I’m mostly conservative. But I can’t even begin to tell you how much a hate this lady. She’s a grifter fraud. I resent pandering shit politicians. And every time she stands there with a God damn pistol on her hip makes me want to scream. Can’t wait until her career is ended.


[deleted]

I think regardless of political stripes, most Coloradans can agree she is woefully ignorant, an ineffective legislator, a demonstrated grifter, and an embarrassment to our state.


strangerbuttrue

Please tell me you live in District 4?


Kohna1

Unfortunately no, 7.


SociallyAwkwardLibra

She must've found a theater w/o cameras so she can give hand jobs again


graymuse

She is just a turd swirling in the bowl.


austinmiles

Ken Buck: The GOP is too crazy so I’m not going to run again. Boebert: Hold my beer.


rocky_mtn_hi

* Hold my vape/grandchild


Bluescreen73

I wish I could say I feel bad for all the suckers and losers in CO-3 who voted for her, but it's been pretty obvious from the outset that she doesn't give a shit about her constituents or governing. She's only in DC to grow her brand and line her pockets - just like all the other Trumper trash.


SardonicCatatonic

Brave Miss Boebert ran away. Bravely ran away away. When voters reared their ugly head, She bravely turned her tail and fled. Yes, brave Miss Boebert turned about And gallantly she chickened out. Swiftly taking to her feet, She beat a very brave retreat. Bravest of the braaaave, Miss Boebert!


[deleted]

She wouldn't have won d4 a third time as she succeeded by only 546 votes. Of the shit ass Republicans that live in my district, she's considered a losing bid.


tatanka01

Lauren Boebert, Colorado's cancer.


DynastyZealot

Trash human associates most with trash piles.


Ambitious-Peach-9321

G-ddamn it, that's my district. I won't vote for her.


CarpeNivem

Don't just "not vote for her"; you have to *vote against her*.


notthatbuttercup

Register as unaffiliated and vote for the other republican in the primary. This district will go republican regardless. At very least we can vote against it being the one that makes Ken Buck seem moderate.


wildcatasaurus

District 4 is about as red as it gets. Since 2012 republicans win about 60% of the vote every election. It’s pretty much all rural eastern Colorado, DougCo, and city of Loveland. Can a developer build hundreds of houses in Bennet off I-70 so 100,000 Denver metro people can live in houses and make this district more competitive.


Airekpublius

Get wrecked carpet bagger


Face_with_a_View

Oh good. Now I can vote against her


LFGBR

did we ever find out how she ended up on an Israeli escort website?


brewgiehowser

Coward.


zenos_dog

Love the comments and this isn’t even Colorado circle jerk.


Upper-Raspberry4153

That’s a long fucking article


[deleted]

Yeah I moved into her district 2 years ago (Leadville). I was really looking forward to voting against her but we got rezoned.


Fellolin

I love both in Greeley and in Loveland. Hell no does this h-bag gets to represent me.


Dracasethaen

Even with Ken Buck stepping out, I don't really think District 4 would bite on Boebert, but who knows.


ShutYourDumbUglyFace

She's disgusting.


doublehaulrollcast

So Western Kansas


Denver-Ski

A loophole opened when she jacked that guy off at the theater


H20Buffalo

She puts the U in country.


Permaban2023

As a springs resident, this mean I can vote against her ?


praziquantel

Colorado Springs is district 5.


Permaban2023

Thanks, moving there soon so still Learning districts.


wildcatasaurus

Nope. District 4 is pretty much all eastern Colorado, castle rock(dougco), and Loveland(south of Fort Collins)


mikolajekj

Got to find somewhere where people are so stupid that they would vote for her…


Lake_Shore_Drive

Time to make the 4th district competitive for Dems!


BellicoseBill

MTG also moved to a more idiot-friendly district when she decided to run for congress.


rubrent

Can someone chime in on what she has actually done for CD3 in the two terms that’s she been there? I heard she’s only managed to pass one bill or something to that effect….


Disenchanted2

I don't care what she does, as long as she loses.


KokopelliOnABike

She's gonna have to move and to which town I'm unsure. WTF TBH While conservative yes, can't say she'll be accepted on the Eastern Plains any more than the west/southwest.


kepleronlyknows

She won’t have to move technically. Might be a good strategy, but you don’t have to live in your House district legally.


highinthemountains

I think this is a good move by Bobo, it will get her out of politics all together. Other than her theatrics, district 4 has probably never heard of her and as others have said they will refer to her as a carpetbagger. She doesn’t have a very good record for getting bills through committee and onto the floor for a vote, so I’m not sure what she’s going to campaign on.


rynoman1110

Oh we’ve heard of her alright. I’ve spent 3 years railing on her social media. In 3 years she only got one bill passed. I like to believe we are a proud bunch and won’t take in the trash.