Lauren Boebert didn’t do so well in her new district’s straw poll that came after a GOP debate last Thursday night. Among nine candidates Boebert placed 5th with just 12 votes.

Here’s the news via The Hill:

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) came in fifth place in a straw poll of voters in the district where the controversial congresswoman recently relocated and is trying to win reelection to the House.

Boebert, who was first elected to represent Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District in 2020, announced last month she would switch districts and instead run for reelection this year in the 4th District, after its House member, Rep. Ken Buck (R), decided to retire from Congress.

The new district for Boebert would likely give her a significantly better chance at reelection if she wins the Republican nomination. She currently represents a swing district, and Boebert had seemed likely before her switch to face off a second time against Democrat Adam Frisch, whom she defeated in 2022 by fewer than 600 votes.

The 4th District, meanwhile, is a solidly Republican district that has elected a Democratic House member only once in the past 50 years.

But the results of the straw poll Thursday, which followed the first debate among GOP candidates running for that district, indicates Boebert may have an uphill battle.

Colorado Politics reported that Boebert’s finish in the middle of the nine-candidate pack drew some gasps and some shrugs. She received 12 votes from debate attendees, about 10 percent of the total.

Even though this is a straw poll I think it should be concerning for her given that she likely has the highest name recognition in the group by A LOT. She should have won the straw poll and it’s likely a bad sign for her that she only came in fifth.

But it is a straw poll so we’ll see how this shakes out in the end, which won’t be until June.