Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House.
Boebert, who was first elected to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, announced last month she would switch districts and instead run for reelection this year in the 4th District, after its House member, Rep. Ken Buck ®, decided to retire from Congress.
The new district for Boebert would likely give her a significantly better chance at reelection if she wins the Republican nomination. She currently represents a swing district, and Boebert had seemed likely before her switch to face off a second time against Democrat Adam Frisch, whom she defeated in 2022 by fewer than 600 votes.
The 4th District, meanwhile, is a solidly Republican district that has elected a Democratic House member only once in the past 50 years.
But the results of the straw poll Thursday, which followed the first debate among GOP candidates running for that district, indicates Boebert may have an uphill battle.
Boebert is ‘exhibit A’ that members of Congress should be required to pass a minimum standardized test of basic civics knowledge prior to candidacy.
Such a test would have undoubtedly prevented Boebert, Greene, Tuberville, and other flotsam/ jetsam non-serious “legislators” from their embarrassing placement.
OP film yourself taking this test and post the results for us to grade. You have ten minutes, you need a perfect score to pass. This is a very real poll test given to people in Louisiana (at the discretion of poll workers, of course) to determine whether they were allowed to vote.
Sure— but your suggestion is red herringly tangential as it pertains to A CANDIDATE holding office in Congress.
I am not running for office.
Our representatives, however, should (at the bare minimum) understand how government works in my opinion— which was the basis of my post.
^ NAILED it.
OP: Doesn’t know American history, wants civics literacy test for politicians.
That’s like being mad that my doctor doesn’t have to take a test to be a doctor and then someone saying I should take this test to be a doctor.
I don’t wanna be a doctor but I hope my doctor has the creds to know what the fuck they’re talking about.
Your point is dumb but I still see the problem with requiring politicians to take a test. Lots of potential corruption.
Yeah it’s tempting to be like “oh it could be a simple test, like name the three branches of government”. But the right wing (and maybe a few assholes from other parts of the spectrum) would inevitably push it towards Jim crow era voting tests.
On the other hand, what if we set these up as a honey pot? Anyone who tries to sabotage the voting test gets disappeared? No, no, that would be ruined too.
Just remember that anytime you think of something to help people, the first thought conservatives have is “how can I use this to hurt my enemies”
Enemies being literally everyone else on the planet.
I’m very much looking forward to not ever having to pay attention to her again.
I was going to say like Sarah Palin but apparently she’s still kicking around trying to fill vacant seats.
Boe-bye…
