Lauren Boebert projected to lose re-election as Democrat rival makes early visit to Congress

Denver, Colorado - Lauren Boebert has been projected to lose her bid for re-election after running in the traditionally red 4th Congressional District of Colorado.

Rep. Lauren Boebert looks on during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing in the US Capitol Building on March 4. Boebert is projected to lose her bid for re-election in Colorado's 4th Congressional District.   © Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

CNN projected Monday that Boebert's Democratic opponent, Eileen Laubacher, would win the tight race, nabbing the left another win after last week's "blue tsunami" in the midterm elections.

Boebert and Laubacher's race had been too close to call for several days, but the Republican trailed for much of the count.

Boebert has been a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, but she pushed back at the president over his reluctance to release the Jeffrey Epstein files as promised.

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The Congresswoman has also faced numerous scandals in her tenure, including the infamous Beetlejuice controversy and bombshell allegations of affairs with multiple staff members.

Still, Trump gave her a glowing endorsement just before Election Day, calling her a "MAGA Warrior" and branding Laubacher as "Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous."

Boebert's loss would make her one of dozens of Republicans backed by Trump to fall to Democratic opponents.

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As the vote count continued on Monday, Laubacher made an early visit to DC, where the Navy veteran attended an orientation for incoming members of Congress, per Axios.