# Please explain Lauren Boebert **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 15, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163 "2023-09-15T14:41:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/341 "2024-03-13T02:22:45Z")
I’d be very surprised if they did so. Better to decide who you want to have that seat and then run them in the special so they can start accumulating seniority. Boebert obviously isn’t happy about the situation, she’s already bitching about it being “swampy.” > **[Lauren Boebert says special election triggered by Ken Buck's resignation is...](https://www.businessinsider.com/lauren-boebert-colorado-special-election-swampy-could-confuse-voters-2024-3)** > > Boebert indicated that she wants the local party to nominate someone who's not running in the GOP primary for the district she recently moved to. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/342 "2024-03-13T02:46:31Z")
> [@flurb](#): > > Boebert obviously isn’t happy about the situation, she’s already bitching about it being “swampy.” She was hoping Ken Buck would give her a hand with the job. Too bad, no happy ending for you Lauren! ---
**Author:** ![JohnGalt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johngalt/32/184_2.png) [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/343 "2024-03-13T03:05:40Z")
I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/344 "2024-03-13T05:11:53Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I would NOT be surprised to find that the timing of his resignation, and the way it may screw Boebert were deliberate. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/345 "2024-03-13T13:08:37Z")
Adam Kinzinger on X is loving it. > [@](#): > > By resigning early, Ken Buck is giving an advantage to anyone but Lauren Boebert. > > She cannot run in the special election since she already occupies a seat, so another person will be elected to serve out the term, and it won’t be Lauren. > > Smart ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/346 "2024-03-13T16:54:26Z")
There’s just something invigorating about seeing MAGA flamethrowers like Boebert and Madison Cawthorn get fucked over by the very party apparatus that they’ve shit talked for years. It’s a useful lesson – you can fuck the establishment for a while, but they can also fuck you back. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/347 "2024-03-13T18:29:01Z")
> [@ParallelLines](#): > > I would NOT be surprised to find that the timing of his resignation, and the way it may screw Boebert were deliberate. It does seem kind of on-the-nose, doesn’t it? Calculated for maximum effect. Perhaps Representative Buck has a little bit of personal animus and clear runway to express it creatively. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/348 "2024-03-13T18:31:57Z")
There is no way it wasn’t deliberate. He actually cares about his district. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/349 "2024-03-13T23:22:04Z")
Or he hates Lauren Boebert. Which seems more likely. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/350 "2024-03-13T23:28:37Z")
Once you’re sure you’re leaving the industry, who hasn’t fantasized about really throwing that bomb into the crowd? Buck’s really doing it. And probably loving every minute. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/351 "2024-03-13T23:30:53Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > There is no way it wasn’t deliberate. He actually cares about his district. Like I said in the other thread, I’ve talked with him on Republican business and this is true. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/352 "2024-03-13T23:42:40Z")
Or he made a deal with power brokers who want to cancel freedom caucus while keeping their own hands clean. While I’m inclined to cast a jaundiced eye on Republicans bearing gifts, I am inclined to do a happy dance. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/353 "2024-03-14T00:28:13Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Like I said in the other thread, I’ve talked with him on Republican business and this is true. The old school way, and it probably is still largely true, is you live in your district, often for decades, and you want to take care of your people. There are of course other agendas like higher political ambitions and larger political ideals for the nation too. She just moved there after never having lived there because it had a better chance of getting her back in Congress. She probably doesn’t know the first thing about her new district. She’s missing the entire fucking point. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/354 "2024-03-14T03:54:52Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > She’s missing the entire fucking point. She’s not missing the point. She doesn’t give a flying fuck about the point. Represent her district? It is to laugh. Her sole point is self aggrandizement and personal profit. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/355 "2024-03-14T07:07:13Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > > [@hajario](#): > > > > She’s missing the entire fucking point. > > She’s not missing the point. She doesn’t give a flying fuck about the point. Represent her district? It is to laugh. > Her sole point is self aggrandizement and personal profit. And enjoying musical theater. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/356 "2024-03-14T13:02:21Z")
Lauren says she won’t run in the special election. And she says Buck’s resignation is an “establishment stunt.” > **[Rep. Lauren Boebert won't run in Colorado special election to finish Rep. Ken...](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/lauren-boebert-colorado-4th-congressional-district-special-election-not-candidate/)** > > Colorado will have a special election in June to fill the CD4 seat currently occupied by Rep. Ken Buck, and Lauren Boebert will not be in the running because she plans to serve out the end of her CD3 term. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/357 "2024-03-14T13:28:20Z")
“Aw, them grapes was probably sour, anyways!” ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/358 "2024-03-14T13:55:51Z")
She literally can’t run in the special election without resigning her current seat ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/359 "2024-03-14T14:11:39Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Lauren says she won’t run in the special election. And she says Buck’s resignation is an “establishment stunt.” Awwww, Bobo haz the sads! Anyway, she thinks democracy is an establishment stunt. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163/360 "2024-03-14T16:58:49Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Lauren says she won’t run in the special election. And she says Buck’s resignation is an “establishment stunt.” Boebert makes reference to a “uniparty” which was a term I was unfamiliar with. It’s a word MAGAts have been using as an insult for Republicans who strike deals with or otherwise work with Democrats. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-lauren-boebert/990163.md?page=19)