Firebrand Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert abandoned her re-election bid in western Colorado to move her family across the state and run in an entirely new, more conservative district. She won the primary, and the race is considered a GOP lock – but local Democrats insist there is a silent majority hoping for a shock upset

  • @Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    3826 days ago

    She’s not a fucking firebrand. Nobody goes “Oh, Boebie is making a speech its hype time!” Nobody is revolting over what she says and does. She is stirring nothing but her own pot of bad reputation. Firebrands inflame things in a way that leads to action, and not just the action of busting a nut during a theatrical performance.

    • @ATDA@lemmy.world
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      926 days ago

      More along the lines of “That one bullhorn that always screeches and the trigger is stuck on so you have to undo the battery” brand Lauren Boebert …