February 17, 2022 10:47 AM UTC

Aspen's Adam Frisch Takes On "Boebert The Betrayer"

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• by: Colorado Pols

As the Aspen Times’ Rick Carroll reports, another Democrat is jumping into the race to run against incumbent freshman GOP trainwreck’s trainwreck Rep. Lauren Boebert, and although all eyes right now are on the June 28th Republican primary between Boebert and state Sen. Don “Not a Complete Asshole” Coram, ex-Aspen City Councilman Adam Frisch is looking to make an impact both now and later as needed:

Aspen resident Adam Frisch on Wednesday declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert from the 3rd Congressional District, citing confidence in his fundraising ability and political firepower…

Frisch said he will run on such campaign platforms as addressing the economy, gas prices, rural broadband, mental health, water rights for farmers and ranchers, and escalating residential rental rates. He did not, however, disguise his primary objective, which is to make Boebert a one-term representative. Boebert was elected in November 2020 and took office in January 2021.

“I believe that one-third of the people who voted for her are sick and tired of her shenanigans and her betrayal of the district,” he said, “and will support a moderate, mainstream candidate who can work on rural issues.”

Lucid that he is running in an eight-way primary for the nomination to wage an uphill battle to defeat Boebert (or Coram, in the event) in an R+9 district, Frisch says he’s not running to detract from anyone else’s campaign to unseat Boebert, but as part of the community effort to rid the state of our greatest bipartisan political embarrassment:

“I am running alongside, not against, any of the other candidates who are working to see Boebert the Betrayer replaced,” Frisch said in his candidacy statement. [Pols emphasis] “We will build a cross-partisan coalition of Democrats, independents and sensible Republicans to take back our district and protect our democracy from Boebert the Betrayer. Unlike Boebert who has betrayed our district by tearing us apart, I will bring people together to solve problems.

“We will expose Lauren Boebert for betraying the Constitution and the people of the 3rd Congressional District. We are going to ensure that she loses in November.”

Since Sen. Coram’s entry into the CD-3 Republican primary, most of the discussion about the race has shifted to whether a groundswell of unaffiliated voters who are tired of Boebert’s underperformance and unending controversy could be enough to send Boebert packing before Democrats even get to take another swing. In addition to “Boebert the Betrayer” being a clear reference to January 6th, it’s also about the many ways Boebert has failed to effectively represent the interests of CD-3. That’s a message that could make Frisch’s campaign a factor in the Republican primary–and if Frisch means what he says about ousting Boebert being a team effort, we expect he’ll be fine with that.

For today, all effort against the common enemy should be considered welcome.