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- Rep. Lauren Boebert is switching districts in a bid to improve her re-election chances.
- It's a tactic commonly known as "carpetbagging."
- But she's far from the first person to do it — or at least consider the idea.
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert announced on Wednesday that she will run for reelection in a more Republican-leaning district on the opposite end of Colorado from where she actually lives.