Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents Colorado’s reddest district, is hoping President Trump’s support can help her secure victory no matter the headwinds in November.
On Friday, Ms. Boebert joined Mr. Trump on a tele-rally call where he encouraged the MAGA faithful to go to the polls.
Ms. Boebert acknowledged the risk that some Republicans may not vote, even in districts like hers, which she won by over 10 points in 2024.
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“The biggest challenge is to get the low-propensity voters out to vote in a midterm election,” she told The Washington Times. “This isn’t my first midterm, not my first rodeo. And that’s why President Trump is having rallies and telling folks to pretend that he’s on the ballot, because pretty much he is.”
Ms. Boebert faces Democratic candidate Eileen Laubacher, formerly a member of the National Security Council under President Joe Biden.
She said they called around 38,000 numbers for the rally organized by MAGA Inc., a PAC aligned with the president.
In May, the president publicly lashed out at Ms. Boebert for backing the primary reelection of Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky Republican, who has often defied the president.
He said in a blistering social media post that she was “Weak Minded” and “dumb” and said he would withdraw his endorsement if the “right person” challenged her in her primary.
However, she had already won her primary when the president made the post, and he has not renewed the threat.
“That’s obviously old news,” said Ms. Boebert. “I wasn’t upset by the president’s remarks. … We’ve been moving forward ever since. The president hasn’t said anything else negative about me, nor have I said anything negative about him.”
She added, “We have policies at times that we disagree on, and we both move forward, and it’s very clear that he still supports me.”
In the lead-up to Election Day, the president has continued rallying for Republicans in states that in recent cycles have been deep-red territory, such as Mississippi, South Carolina, and Florida.
Instead of sticking to a script, the president has employed his madcap sense of humor in the closing days of the election, telling voters that Sen. Jon Husted, Ohio Republican, has a rear end “like a piece of steel.”
He has repeated the line, saying in a recent social media post that the remark had helped Mr. Husted’s chances in the Buckeye State, because “Ohio loves strong football players.”
Ms. Boebert was dismissive when asked how she thought voters were reacting to the highly unorthodox messaging in the final days of the cycle.
“No one gives a rip about anyone’s ass. We care about our country, and it’s our country’s ass that we’re trying to save,” she said.
Election Day is Tuesday.
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