Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump, cruised to victory in a crowded Republican primary on Tuesday night after switching districts to run for the seat of retired GOP Rep. Ken Buck, a Trump critic.
Boebert dominated a field of six Republican candidates in Colorado’s 4th district, taking 43% of the vote with the next highest vote-getter, former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, only receiving 14%. The 4th District seat was previously held by Rep. Buck, who became a target of Trump’s criticism after the congressman opposed the former president’s claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Buck retired from Congress in March, a development that Trump called “a great thing for the Republican Party.”
Trump celebrated Boebert’s primary win in a Truth Social post on Tuesday night, which noted that Bobert was endorsed by the presumptive…
