When Lauren Boebert was asked in May about QAnon, she didn’t shy away from the far-right conspiracy theory, which advances unproven allegations about a so-called deep state plot against President Donald Trump that involves satanism and child sex trafficking. The GOP-leaning rural western Colorado district will likely support the party’s nominee in the November general election. Boebert is part of a small but growing list of Republican candidates who have in some way expressed support for QAnon.
