Trump Ally Boebert Trails In Surprisingly Close Colorado Race
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's reelection bid is in dire straights as she trails her opponent Adam Frisch by a razor-slim 64 votes with more than 95 percent of votes tallied, according to the New York Times.
The race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District has teetered back and forth since Election Day, as Frisch built an early lead Wednesday with Boebert closing the gap by late afternoon.
Despite the thin margins, the race will not hold a runoff election, unlike states such as Georgia, which is holding a runoff for the Senate race between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker. Colorado uses a plurality system, allowing a winner to be declared without crossing the 50% threshold.
A recount is far more likely to occur, however. Colorado state law triggers a recount if the final margin in the race is less than or equal to half a percentage point. As the race currently stands, Frisch has 50.01% of the vote, to Boebert's 49.99%.
The Republican incumbent Boebert is one of former President Trump's most loyal and ardent supporters. She has amplified Trump's false claims of widespread election fraud and taken a keen interest in QAnon conspiracy theories.
The challenger, moderate Democrat Frisch is a former member of the Aspen City Council who sought to attract voters turned away from Boebert's hardline rhetoric.
Frisch build a "coalition of normal" during his campaign, Colorado Democratic Party Chair Morgan Carroll told Colorado Public Radio.
"He has specifically courted all normal Republicans...and he reached out to the Democratic base vote early," Carroll added, explaining Frisch's slim lead in the race.
Colorado's 3rd District voted for Trump over Biden in the 2020 presidential election, 51.6 percent to 46.1 percent. With control of Congress still at stake, Democrats are hoping to flip the seat that Boebert won by more than five points in 2020.
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