Lauren Boebert manual recount and hand job claim false

Rep. Lauren Boebert’s campaign said Thursday it expects a recount as the Republican congresswoman trails Democrat Eileen Laubacher in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District.

Laubacher, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral and former National Security Council official, led Boebert by more than 7,000 votes on election night, but her lead has narrowed as Election Day ballots were added to the totals. That’s typical in Colorado, where Republicans tend to vote later, with a small number preferring to cast ballots in person at polling locations. The lawyer representing Boebert’s campaign, former GOP Secretary of State Scott Gessler, said in a statement late Thursday that the campaign expects the race will go to a recount, though the Democrat’s lead currently stands well outside the threshold that would trigger an automatic recount under state law.

Since election night, ballot returns have been trending in Congresswoman Boebert’s direction, consistently lowering the margin under one percentage point.” · “We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another,” Gessler continued, adding:

We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another. Every legal vote must be counted accurately, fully, and transparently. We will continue to investigate throughout the process to protect the integrity of this election and ensure Coloradans can have complete confidence in the results.” Attorney Scott Gessler, Lauren Boebert for Congress

“We will continue to investigate ... — roughly 900 votes in this race. If the final margin is wider, Boebert can still request a recount, but her campaign would have to pay for it....

Early Thursday evening, Scott Gessler, an attorney for Boebert's campaign, said in a statement to Colorado Public Radio that the campaign was "fighting for every vote." He said, without citing specifics, that the campaign was "investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another."

Lauren Boebert faces a possible ... more than 97 percent of ballots counted, Boebert's campaign is examining voting patterns and expects the contest could proceed to a recount....

At her election night gathering, the congresswoman urged supporters to remain patient. “This isn’t the first time I’ve had to wait. I know a waiting game,” Boebert said. The Republican also reminded supporters that additional votes remained to be counted. The congresswoman’s campaign has suggested that the contest could ultimately require a recount.

Since election night, ballot returns have been trending in Congresswoman Boebert’s direction, consistently lowering the margin under one percentage point.” He then sharpened the campaign’s posture, adding, “We are investigating some very unusual voting patterns and expect this election to head to a recount, one way or another.” The campaign has so far declined to specify which voting patterns are under scrutiny or to publicly present evidence of illegal ballots, a restraint that reflects both legal caution and the complexity of modern election systems.