It wasn't a surprise that the Gazette would endorse Lauren Boebert. But it was surprising that the endorsement was so lame. We deconstruct it here.
The endorsement's move to suggest a comparison between Boebert and AOC is a little more subtle; Ocasio-Cortez is an outspoken woman of intelligence, consideration and political savvy, recognized even by those who may disagree with her on the issues. While Boebert and thedesperately want the Colorado congresswoman to be considered the same way, Boebert falls woefully short in every category.
First, “atypical formidability” sounds like a real-estate marketing term trying to put a positive turn on a negative aspect, like “vintage style” means that it hasn’t been updated since the Nixon administration, and “room to expand” means that it’s cramped, but you can cover some of the dirt lot in back with an extension. This does not inspire confidence in voters. Colorado does not need a “fixer-upper with great untapped potential” for a national representative.
Moments after then-President Donald Trump chose to move the command to Alabama — to punish Colorado for rejecting him and reward a state that supported him — Boebert tweeted her objection. Never mind that Trump had only recently endorsed her, she blasted him anyway. In two years, Boebert has made herself the prime sponsor of a remarkable 32 bills that will gain traction if Republicans win control of the House in November. A few examples:
• The “Active Forest Management, Forest Conservation, and Wildfire Prevention Act,” HR 4302, which would improve fire mitigation and attack beetle kill in the forests. looked for a list of accomplishments, this was the best it could do: a list of bills Boebert has sponsored that “will gain traction if…”. So not only are they not accomplishments — they’re not even things that are thought to yet be viable.
“Average, hard-working Coloradans,” you need to speak up here. Because you’re being lumped in with the folks who think that. And really, Boebert needs to stop with the “1776” stuff: If the televised January 6 hearings that began last week are any indication, the whole 1776 moment is something that Boebert is going to want to distance herself from, not embrace with the totalitarian fist-clench salute of Representative Josh Hawley to the insurrectionists.