Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Thursday blamed a mix of policy disputes, corruption concerns, and market turbulence for her narrow deficit in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, a race that remains uncalled more than a week after Election Day.
In an interview with NewsNation's Blake Burman, Boebert said there are "so many different variables" at play, but she started with policy. "I'm a member of the House Freedom Caucus, and we were the ones that were having these floor debates when bad bills would come to the floor or deals that were promised weren't followed through with," she said.
Although CNN has projected Democrat Eileen Laubacher as the winner, other trackers, including Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ), have yet to call the race. With more than 95% of votes counted, DDHQ showed Laubacher leading by 3,362 votes, or 48.79% to Boebert's 47.91%.
Boebert, a staunch ally of President Trump, noted that the district backed Trump by 18 points in 2024, yet she has not been able to replicate that margin. She pointed to her efforts on Capitol Hill, including fights over Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), saying, "We were fighting on FISA to have warrants for surveilling American citizens."
She also cited attempts to ban insider trading for members of Congress and to ensure fair elections. "We wanted fair elections, and there's so much that we just weren't heard on," she said. "We wanted to ban insider trading for members of Congress."
The congresswoman described the election as "absolutely a cry that the American people do not want corruption from anyone, any time." She added that "a lot that went wrong" during the cycle, and she and voters "were played by the markets."
When pressed on what she meant by "played by the markets," Boebert said, "Everything is just dropping." She cited gas prices falling from nearly $6 a gallon to under $3 in her district in just over a week, and called for accountability. She mentioned legislation to pause diesel exports and suspend the federal gas tax, saying, "It's not a lot, but it's something to show that we do care about the American people's wallets."
Boebert's race is part of a broader trend where Democrats made significant gains in the midterms, unseating several long-serving Republicans. She attempted to distance herself from national GOP leaders by speaking out against the Iran war, but it remains unclear if that will be enough to secure her seat.
