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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

Lauren Boebert mocked for awkward 17-hour silence after tweeting the ‘red wave has begun’

Copyright - 2022 The Denver Post, MediaNews Group.

Online critics of Republican Lauren Boebert seemed to revel in the nail-biter close race the congresswoman remained locked in hours after polls closed in Colorado, with many pointing to her own social media silence as a sign that a potential loss could be imminent.

The GOP firebrand’s tight race against Democratic challenger Adam Frisch remained too close to call as of Wednesday afternoon, with the defending congresswoman still trailing her rival by less than two per cent with more than 90 per cent of votes counted, The New York Times reported.

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