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Lauren Boebert, the Republican congresswoman who switched to Colorado's deep-red 4th District after nearly losing in 2022 in her old one, has nonetheless lost it to Democrat Eileen Laubacher. CNN called it late Monday after determining that outstanding ballots could not overcome Laubacher's slim lead. With most votes now counted, Laubacher leads by 49% to 48%, tallying 185,923 votes to Boebert's 182,686 in a district that voted by an 18-point margin for Donald Trump just two years ago.

Even with a Blue Tsunami that saw Dems capture both the U.S. House and Senate with record swings, Laubacher's victory was unlikely. But Boebert, dogged by scandal and her own record, made it possible.

Trump endorsed Boebert days before the election, praising her in a Truth Social post as a "MAGA Warrior, who has been with us from the very beginning." But the pair have also been at odds at times.…