Luigi Del Puerto from our partners at Colorado
politics has a question about electability for Miss Bot
Lauren Bober.
An internal poll released by a Democrats campaign shows him leading you
by 14% points in November. A
large number of voters are undecided according to this poll,
but this is now the second survey
showing MCC
Corel's lead. Well, outside the margin of error,
it suggests you are vulnerable
in a heavily Republican district like CD four
just as you were vulnerable in CD three,
your old district,
which is also a heavily Republican district.
Are you not risking your party's very slim? Hold on the majority.
What do you say to people who argue
that any one of your primary opponents
here can ably represent conservative values in Congress
but not offer the risk of losing the seat to Democrats.
First of all, I'm not trusting any internal polls that are secretly released
by a Democrat campaign.
And I think the Democrat who released that internal
poll needs to be focused on his own primary,
which he is scheduled to lose to his opponent Trish.
We have a special election that is taking place in Colorado on June 25th
and she has a huge advantage being the Democrat nominee for that special election.
I do believe that Greg Lopez will ultimately win that
special election and we all need to get out that vote
in Colorado's third district.
We did have a very close election,
but we also had 50,000 Republicans not to show up to vote.
And maybe it's because those Republicans were frustrated
at other elected republicans who have failing conservative
records who refused to stand with President Trump
and they felt abandoned statewide and nationwide.
But no matter what, this is the time for us to show up and get out the vote.
I do not believe me being here is making this a vulnerable seat.
This is a huge move for Conservatives in Colorado. So just to be clear M Bober,
you blame Republican voters for the fact that you
nearly lost a safe seat and not your own conduct
when 50,000 Republican voters do not show up
and think that their vote does not matter.
That does make an impact on elections. That's why we have get out the vote campaigns.
And that is why we need to start collecting ballots
and follow the rules that have been put in place by Democrats.
So we can start winning elections again
in the third district. I can't
hard I governed. Well, I govern as I campaign.
I have bipartisan work and I have passed more legislation out of the
house and this congress than any other member in the Colorado delegation.
I am proud of the work that I've done serving my constituents
in the third district and serving the entire state of Colorado.
We hear from a few of you on this issue of electability, Miss Flo, you said this week
that that poll which granted is a Democrats internal poll, right?
So you always take that with a grain of salt.
But you said that,
that poll quote shows that Lauren can't continue to run from her
drama and divisive antics that nearly cost Republicans one safe seat already.
You wrote, we can't risk losing C four as well.
We're talking about the safest Republican
seat in Colorado's congressional delegation.
Can you
typically outlined for voters
what you were talking about when you're referring to Miss Bot's
drama and divisive antics? And you really think it could lose a safe seat like this.
Thank you for the question, Kyle.
I mean, the reality is City Four has been redistricted.
It is now a 73% suburban, 49% unaffiliated district.
I have traveled all over the 21 counties and will
work very hard to represent the rural areas as well.
But with this change and with CD three being 65% rural,
this is almost a mirror opposite as I've traveled all over listening to voters.
So many of the unaffiliated voters are Republicans who've left the party because
they're tired of the purge and purify the drama and the dysfunction.
And many also are unaffiliated voters who do
not understand because no one has persuaded them that
our policies are the very things that will solve
the issues that keep them up at night.
I do think it is vulnerable.
I think the day of that will never happen in Colorado is long gone.
And I think it's time that we have someone in this seat,
which is one of the reasons why I'm running where we can rebuild the party,
where we can make it the big tent again.
We can invite people to join us and we can
swayed our neighbors that we don't see them as the enemy.
We see them as someone we want to represent and
help solve the issues that are important to them.
Flora. Thank you. I will not, you.
You chose not to describe what you're saying is drama and divisive antics,
but you spoke to the composition of the district.
Mr Holter, if you come from from the other end, geographically of, of the district,
so to speak,
but do you share Miss Flora's view that the safest Republican seat in
Colorado could be up for grabs if your party nominates M Bober.
So uh Kyle, thank you for the question.
Colorado's electorate has changed.
We need to accept that
Colorado used to be a red state, then it became a purple state.
Some people claim that Colorado is now a blue state.
If you look at the State House that I served in
46 to 19.
That's pretty blue
if you look at the, the electorate elected officials in there.
So yes, we have to be sensitive to the changes of Colorado.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're here to serve Colorado. We're here to serve CD four,
whether they're unaffiliated,
whether they're Republican and if you're elected
to CD four,
you're here to also serve Democrats in the district And I feel I'm ready to do that.
So, yes, you bring up a very good point and we need people that can lead,
we need people that understand that demographic.
So thank you very much for pointing that out.
I wanna give Miss Bober an opportunity to respond after I ask
the rest of you for a show of hands on this question.
Who here believes that if Republican primary voters nominate
MS Bober that she could realistically lose in November,
Mr Lynch, MS Flora and Mr, you say they believe that she could realistically lose Mr
Sonnenberg. Mr Holtorf
do not believe that she could realistically lose. Let me, let me clarify.
I answered the question. So I didn't know.
Ok, you want to, do you believe that she could lose in November? It's very possible.
I raise my
hand just to clarify. It's possible. Ok.
Thank you, MS Bogert, an opportunity to respond to what they've said. Yes.
Well,
it's interesting to hear Democrat talking
points from my Republican opponents talking about
this purge and purify process in the race.
Republican Party.
We just want people who are elected, who actually represent our values.
I have represented
almost 30
rural counties in Colorado and I am seeking to earn
the support and votes from 20 more plus Douglas County.
And having that on the ground work has shown
so much unity in the Republican Party and bringing
unaffiliated voters.
Our side having bipartisan legislation, having good governance in Washington DC.
Opening up the house floor for amendments to empower representatives to
represent their constituents and even working with our state senators to get
legislation across the line. I do not believe that I will make the seat vulnerable.
This is a Republican district and they want a Republican
who has a 100% conservative voting record as I do.
Thank you.