US midterms: Pro- and anti-Trump Republicans’ fates diverge in Colorado – By Holly Honderich (BBC News) / Nov 5, 2022
In a state governed by Democrats, a far-right candidate is about to win another term to US Congress – while her moderate Republican colleague is set to lose his bid for Senate. The races in Colorado are a capsule of the rifts shaping national politics.
A few hours’ drive out of Denver, the capital city in the centre of Colorado, an enormous sign can be seen from the side of the highway: white background, pink-and-black font, pasted on to an old, hulking trailer.
“This Is Boebert Country,” it reads.
“Boebert” refers to Lauren Boebert.
The 35-year-old Republican represents Colorado’s third congressional district, a vast stretch of land that spans the entire western half of the state.
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