The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a conservative firebrand who was caught up in several headline-grabbing controversies during her six years in Congress, has been defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, NBC News projects.

Laubacher is a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration.

“Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself,” Laubacher told supporters on election night, according to The Colorado Sun. “Those things were worth fighting for when we started.”

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    8 hours ago

    Can we stop calling her a conservative firebrand.

    She gave her boyfriend a hand job at a children’s show.

    (a brief pause)

    On second thought, I guess that is pretty much on brand for modern “conservatives”.

    Nevermind…

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      Maybe we won’t have to call her anything anymore. I read that she plans to take her ball and go home for good since her campaign was outspent, moaning about the money wasted on politics. Because it simply must be anything except her own fault.

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      Yeah, they’re throwing the word firebrand around like it applies to her. A firebrand has a cause they champion. What has Lauren Bobert championed lol.