Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a prolific fundraiser, won't likely lose her seat over her anti-Muslim comments. In fact, she may raise more money.
Before her latest comments, Boebert was already a prolific fundraiser who hauled in $2.8 million in the first nine months of 2021, according to her filings with the Federal Elections Commission. The average House candidate running in 2022 raised $426,283 during the same time period. The median was $161,411.
“The average person who might give political donations in this country probably couldn’t name another member besides Lauren Boebert in the House, but they do know who she is, so that automatically expands her fundraising base,” said Alison Craig, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
Tlaib, who is also Muslim, said at a news conference Tuesday that she should not have to stop speaking out against Islamophobia out of fear that the media attention is helping people like Boebert raise money. "We are not a scapegoat," she said. "You can’t raise money off of violence towards us. That’s enough."
Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., left, and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., are two members of the liberal group of lawmakers known as
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