Challengers Hope to Douse Popularity of Colorado’s Fiery Rep. Boebert 

Congressional candidate Adam Frisch hasn’t paid pollsters to assess how he might finish in the 3rd District Democratic primary in Colorado on June 28.

His approach to gauging his chances to be the party’s nominee in November involves a bit less reliance on big data. There’s still some number-crunching, though.

Prognostication starts as he pulls up in an unfamiliar town, snatches a folding table out of his tow-behind camper, and creates a pop-up mini-office, where he can chat with voters.

Cars whiz past. Data collection begins.

“We’re keeping a tally of those that give us a thumbs up and those that give us a middle finger,” the Aspen homebuilder told The Epoch Times.

That day, the numbers looked promising.

“We have 29 thumbs-ups, and nine … let me just say … reactions that I don’t think you should print in a PG newspaper.”

Frisch faces two other Democrats, Sol Sandoval and Alex Walker, in the June 28 primary.

Trump-Endorsed Boebert

On the same day, incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) will square off against state Sen. Don Coram in the Republican primary. Boebert, who’s finishing her first term, is known for her passion for standing up for the Second Amendment, support for former President Donald Trump, and her sassy opposition to almost all the policies of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) speaks at a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Aug. 31, 2021. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The primary winners will advance to the general election on Nov. 8.

Kristin Skowronski, an independent, will join them on the ballot. The district’s 722,000 voters also may write in the name of Marina Zimmerman, a Republican.

On June 8, the five candidates in the primary contests highlighted their platforms during a 90-minute virtual debate sponsored by the

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