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Lauren Boebert critics cheer as she gets "devastating" fundraising news (www.newsweek.com)

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Critics of Republican Representative Lauren Boebert had something to celebrate on Thursday.

Boebert's political rival, Adam Frisch, raised $3.4 million for his campaign in the third quarter of 2023, ratcheting up his cash on hand to $4.3 million. The fundraising was backed by more than 100,000 donations with an average of $32, according to a press release from his campaign. The announcement comes after Frisch outpaced Boebert's fundraising 3-to-1 in the second quarter, when Boebert raised $818,000 to Frisch's more than $2.6 million.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Democrat hoping for rematch against Lauren Boebert touts $3.4 million in donations -- biggest quarterly haul yet," user @kathrynresists posted.

Many critics referenced the recent debacle in which Boebert was kicked out of a performance of the Beetlejuice musical in Denver in September after she was accused of vaping, illegally recording and causing a disturbance during the show.

Boebert attended the show with her date, Quinn Gallagher, and the two were allegedly groping each other during the performance.

"However, Boebert's situation has changed since then due to her involvement in a scandal related to sexual misconduct at the Beetlejuice musical," the user posted.

Newsweek reached out to Boebert's press office and Frisch's campaign by email for comment.

In July, the Cook Political Report shifted the race to a toss-up after previously saying it would lean Republican.

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