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Littwin: Joe Biden had a secret weapon at the State of the Union, but it wasn’t what you’d think

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Feb 8, 20234:37 AM MST on Feb 8, 2023

Mike Littwin writes that Joe Biden’s poll numbers aren’t that strong even among Democrats, but the president knows who he’s running against. And in his State of the Union address, he played them.

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Littwin: Santos lies about why he left committees; Ken Buck tells truth about why he won’t kick off Omar

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Feb 1, 20231:26 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

Do you wonder how Lauren Boebert feels about Buck, a fellow Coloradan, coming to the aid of her elevator-story nemesis?

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Littwin: McCarthy’s backroom deals move frenemies Boebert and Greene to the front row

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 22, 20237:55 PM MST on Jan 20, 2023

Columnist Mike Littwin notes that it’s almost funny, but Lauren Boebert, who opposed Kevin McCarthy for speaker, and Majorie Taylor Greene, who supported him, got pretty much the same backroom deal.

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Zornio: Who deserves more attention, Lauren Boebert or Joe Neguse?

by Trish Zornio 3:05 AM MST on Jan 9, 20235:01 PM MST on Jan 6, 2023

The age of digital media requires us all to reexamine who we talk about and how much we talk about them

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Littwin: The debacle that made Kevin McCarthy House speaker is just the start. There’s much more to come. 

by Mike Littwin 3:05 AM MST on Jan 8, 20235:13 PM MST on Jan 7, 2023

Columnist Mike Littwin notes that Lauren Boebert’s starring role as dissident in the House speaker debacle will likely lead to many more chances to steal the spotlight.

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Nicolais: Lauren Boebert embarrasses her Republican supporters, again

by Mario Nicolais 3:03 AM MST on Jan 8, 20234:36 PM MST on Jan 6, 2023

After escaping the 2022 election with the narrowest “win,” Boebert has doubled-down on the drama that endangered her in the first place

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