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.
The irony. Ken Buck leaves because he is fed up with his party’s juvenile antics. Potentially replaced by one of the worst offenders.
This is why everyone is calling him a coward for quitting without actually trying to solve the problem he has become outspoken against.
What’s he gonna do with this GOP? Nothing gets done.
Organize a counter MAGA caucus. Even if it’s just a few members, if they got enough to change a majority if they went with Dems, that’d give them the same power as the MAGA caucus.
MAGA caucus wants to hold the budget hostage? OK, guess we’re going to vote with Dems because you’re too busy with theatrics.
MAGA caucus wants to bomb the bipartisan immigration reform bill? Nope, going through.
MAGA caucus wants to play games with the speaker of the house position? Well if you don’t get your shit together, we’re going to have a Dem speaker.
That’s some heavy fuck you power with just a few votes. The MAGA caucus has destroyed the party from the perspective of any republican that believes in governing.
It would only take a few. Dems have shown repeatedly (and to the dismay of Dem voters) that they are quick to work across the isle if there’s any chance of good faith negotiations. With the divide so close, a few Republicans have a golden opportunity to play both sides and actually force the Republicans to focus on getting things done with the stick being “if you don’t, we will give the Dems everything they want”.
But of course, they’d rather just drop out and let the cards fall how they will. Because they’re afraid of the backlash from their domestic terrorist base.
The dude has a more conservative voting record than the average house republican according to the heritage foundation. That voting record suggests he’s a believer in conservative governing even if he thinks his party is dysfunctional as shit. I couldn’t see Bernie Sanders voting with Republicans just to try to get democrats to get their shit together.
I have no fucking clue how there aren’t three or four of them who are tired of the puerile corruption. There isn’t even one. They are all white supremacist fascists colluding to destroy the country for profit.
Yep, there were a couple in the Jan 6th committee that fell on their swords, but they never tried to actually start a counter movement to take the party back.