Lauren Boebert accused her opponent of moving into a congressional district to run for office. Boebert had moved into that same district in 2024. Apparently there is a waiting period before the address becomes a principle.

Now Democrat Eileen Laubacher has beaten her in Colorado’s fourth district by less than one percentage point, according to the Associated Press. The longtime Republican stronghold has elected a Democrat. It turns out a district can be strongly Republican without being contractually obligated to Lauren Boebert.

Boebert explained her own departure from the third district by blaming Hollywood money, specifically donations from Barbra Streisand and Ryan Reynolds. Her move was resistance to wealthy outsiders. The other woman’s move was suspicious ambition. Two changes of address, processed through entirely different moral software.

Laubacher had also changed parties, registering as a Democrat in 2025. She said the Republican Party had become nearly unrecognizable; Boebert accused her of switching in order to run for Congress.

Boebert objected to Laubacher changing parties. The seat has now done it too.

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