CO chose a strong conservative over a professional politician! Good for them. Proud a ya CO! Now if CA could only..... naw.... not holding my breath... but can hope and dream.
Lauren Boebert is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colo., where she encourages employees to openly carry guns. Lauren Boebert is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colo., where she encourages employees to openly carry guns.Credit...Emily Kask/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Carl Hulse By Carl Hulse June 30, 2020
307 Lauren Boebert, a political novice and gun-rights activist who has spoken approvingly of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, claimed an upset primary victory on Tuesday night against Representative Scott Tipton of Colorado, unseating a five-term incumbent endorsed by President Trump.
Ms. Boebert, 33, is the owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colo., and has gained attention in recent days for defying pandemic restrictions by keeping her restaurant open. She previously grabbed headlines for confronting a former Democratic presidential candidate, Beto O’Rourke, over his pledge during an appearance in the state to seize assault rifles.
“I am here to say: Hell, no, you’re not,” Ms. Boebert, who encourages employees in her restaurant to openly carry guns, told him during a town-hall meeting in Aurora. Gun rights have been at the center of the state’s political clashes for years after new restrictions imposed after mass shootings.
More recently, Ms. Boebert defied state orders against opening her restaurant until the Garfield County sheriff obtained a cease-and-desist order against her.
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During the campaign, she argued that Mr. Tipton voted too often with Democrats and was insufficiently conservative for Colorado’s Third Congressional District, a huge area extending from Pueblo in the south to Steamboat Springs in the north and to the state’s western border. A sprawling expanse of about 30 counties, it is mainly conservative and rural, though it includes pockets of more Democratic-leaning areas, like Aspen.
In December, Mr. Trump endorsed Mr. Tipton, a relatively low-key lawmaker known to occasionally work with Democrats on some issues. Mr. Tipton is the third Republican in three weeks to lose despite the president’s endorsement, further denting his previously undefeated record of primary victories, of which Mr. Trump likes to boast. Ms. Boebert had questioned the presidential decision at the time, saying Mr. Trump was not aware of all the facts in the race.
ImageMr. Tipton lost the race despite an endorsement from President Trump. Mr. Tipton lost the race despite an endorsement from President Trump.Credit...Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images On Tuesday night, Mr. Trump congratulated her on Twitter “on a really great win!”
Ms. Boebert had cast herself as an outsider fighting to stiffen spines in Washington.
“There is a battle for the heart and soul of our country that I intend on helping win,” she says on her campaign website. “I’m running for Congress to stand up for our conservative values, address our current representatives’ failed promises, and put far-left Democrats back in their place.”
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From Paul: “James Tutchton has been appointed by Gov. Polis to serve on the CPW Commission. This man is a radical animal rights lawyer who has worked for WildEarth Guardians. They have sued Oil and Gas Companies and Coal Companies in Western Colorado. Which has in some cases shut down extraction and has cost the extraction companies millions of dollars. This appointment is just another push by Polis to destroy Colorado. His appointment of Tutchton is a path to the demise of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and tradition hunting as a management tool of Colorado’s big game populations. The County Commissions must call upon the Colorado State Senate to NOT confirm this Man. If the Counties don’t stand up to the radical agenda of Polis, then this state is doomed. The Counties must stand together and oppose this appointment. Also, notify your Colorado Legislature to vote NO in his confirmation. This was reported to me by Stopthewolf Coalition, ie, stopthewolf.org Fighting hard to prevent the forced introduction of the gray wolf into Colorado.“
My best, Paul
Sigh.
Sigh what?! What the hell does "sigh" mean? Can't understand you through your mask and all the way from NEW YORK..
