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GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert broke two days of Twitter silence on Thursday morning as she trails her race for re-election by just a few dozen votes — a stunning situation for the incumbent Congresswoman who was widely expected to trounce her opponent in a heavily Republican district.
"Good morning! Jesus is Lord," Boebert said just after 8 a.m. EST.
A little over an hour later, she shared a meme of a cartoon using a stick to poke a screenshot of her face and that of her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch, with the text: "C'mon do something."
Above that, the caption read: "Colorado right now."
—Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 10, 2022
Boebert — a right-wing Republican firebrand who has stoked controversy by backing Capitol rioters and embracing QAnon conspiracy theories — is currently trailing in her bid for reelection in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.
Frisch, who is a businessman and former city councilman, leads Boebert by a mere 64 votes, according to data from Insider's elections partner Decision Desk HQ.
Colorado state law allows for an automatic recount if the two candidates finish with a lead that's less than 0.5% of the total vote. As of 10 p.m. ET Wednesday night, the most recent update, Frisch leading Boebert by just .01%.
Boebert's tweets on Thursday are her first since saying "The red wave has begun!" on Tuesday evening as polls started to close across the country.
But the "red wave" of Republican victories never came. Instead, the GOP lost a Senate seat in Pennsylvania and seems on track to barely take back the House with a tiny majority.
Frisch, by contrast, has tweeted a handful of times since polls first closed in Colorado.
His most recent update came Thursday night around 9 p.m. ET, when he urged Coloradans to cure their ballots — meaning fix errors that will allow the vote to be counted, as per state law — if needed.
"As expected, this thing is coming down to the wire. Thank you for sticking with us!" Frisch said. "We're feeling good & going to make sure every valid ballot counts. But we need resources to get the ballots cured, get us through to the end, and defeat Lauren Boebert."
