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Buck moves to end Boebert's chances [1]
['Jason Weisberger']
Date: 2024-03-13
Jeopardizing Beetlejuice fan Boebert's future and surprising Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson, Colorado's Ken Buck, quit Congress early.
The Republican margin in Congress grows ever thinner as Ken Buck has resigned. For Boebert to run in the special election for that seat, she'll have to resign from Congress. If she doesn't, she'll find herself running against an incumbent next year, as she's already quit running for her old seat and is polling poorly for Buck's old one.
"He has come to the conclusion, as quite a few folks have in the House at this point in time, this place is not not worth it anymore, and Buck realized that and decided not to run," Martin said. "But he's so frustrated now he says, 'Take this job and shove it – I'm leaving next week.' It's an extreme version of where a lot of people are in the House. He just says it out loud."
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Boebert had switched districts after Buck announced his impending retirement to avoid a stiff challenge from Democrat Adam Frisch in the 3rd district, but Buck's immediate departure will set up a special election in which the state Republican and Democratic parties will choose a nominee – and there's no guarantee they'll pick the controversial Boebert.
Further complicating matters, Boebert would have to resign her seat in the 3rd district to run in that special election because Colorado law prohibits a candidate from running for more than one office at a time, and her resignation would set up yet another U.S. House special election before the end of the year.
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