https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/24/the-spot-lauren-boebert-congress-redistriction-colorado/

Colorado Republicans are right to be cautiously optimistic about the next year — and next decade — of U.S. House races after nonpartisan mapmakers debuted new district lines Wednesday.

The lines are only preliminary and will change but the Congressional Redistricting Commission is starting with a map that would cement three districts as reliably Republican and give the Grand Old Party an opportunity of winning a fourth in strong Republican years.

That’s big news for Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents the western 3rd District.

“Needless to say, the 3rd will remain a rural district,” said Justin Gollob, a political science professor at Colorado Mesa University. “The district is predicted to remain Republican and back-of-the-napkin calculations indicate the preliminary plan may help the Republican Party.”

The mapmakers recommend moving Democratic-leaning Pueblo County out of Boebert’s district and adding Republican counties like Fremont and Park. Some Democratic areas would join the 3rd as well, including Vail and Summit County, but the map would be a net gain for Boebert.

“These early maps will not hold up to scrutiny. These preliminary maps are racist,” said Sol Sandoval, a Pueblo Democrat who is running against Boebert next year.