• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    some of the most conservative

    re: Poorest

    Meanwhile, the ultra-wealthy Nevada and Arizona ranching communities are frothing with rage at the possibility of once again shrinking the size of their herds. They’ve got the money to bribe Trump in a way the broke ass dirt farmers of Eastern Colorado simply do not. There’s a reason Lauren fucking Boebert represents the district and not Jared Polis. It’s a placeholder seat for a back bencher, not the kind of place from which you can wield real influence.

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      12 hours ago

      Not really- while yes it includes poor southeast CO farmers and that’s who the veto impacts, it also includes Douglas county which is where most of her constituents are. Her new district has the highest median income in CO because of the DougCo folks. What’s interesting is the school board election in DougCo this last round, makes it seem like the tides are turning even in places like Lone Tree and Castle Rock