Lauren Boebert confronted over Republicans backing primary challenger

Colorado congresswoman Lauren Boebert has played down the significance of her Republican primary challenger getting a string of endorsements, insisting that she will "work harder" for voters in her district.

In an interview with Colorado TV station KKCO, Boebert was pressed about the backing that Republican Jeff Hurd has received from several GOP figures as he aims to win the state's 3rd Congressional District primary next June.

Boebert, who first entered Congress in 2021, won re-election in November 2022 after narrowly defeating Democratic challenger Adam Frisch by just 546 votes. Frisch has already confirmed he will be running again for the Colorado seat in 2024, and has vastly outraised Boebert in terms of campaign donations in the last quarter.

Hurd, a Grand Junction attorney and political novice, has won over donors who previously supported Boebert in her 2020 election campaign, and has also gained the endorsements of Republicans in the Centennial State such as former Colorado governor Bill Owens, former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown and Rio Blanco County Commissioner Ty Gates.

Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes and Mesa County Commissioners Cody Davis and Bobbie Daniel said they are now supporting Hurd over Boebert in the wake of the controversy surrounding her behavior during a live theater performance of Beetlejuice in September.