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IrelandLaubacher heads to orientation as Boebert awaits remaining ballots
CBS Colorado's report captures two different responses to a narrow House margin: a victory claim and a refusal to concede.
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Story of Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 73,451 views a day, 42 times a normal first day on this channel (1,749).
Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert says "make sure every vote counts" as Laubacher claims victory
Eileen Laubacher has gone to Washington for new-member orientation. Lauren Boebert is waiting for more ballots. CBS Colorado's report captures that unsettled moment in Colorado's 4th Congressional District, with the Democrat claiming victory while the Republican incumbent has not conceded.
The report shows Laubacher slightly ahead with nearly all votes tallied, but labels the race too close to call. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Boebert points to overseas ballots and ballots awaiting corrections. "We need to make sure that every vote counts, and every voice is heard," she says.
Laubacher, a retired Navy rear admiral who served on President Joe Biden's National Security Council, also puts voters at the center of her response. "I think that the most important thing is that the people of Colorado, the voters, are heard," she says, expressing confidence in the system.
The short report drew about 50,000 views in its first 12 hours, far beyond the station's usual start for this format.
Reporting from Castle Rock, Ashley Portillo explains the distinction between a close result and an automatic recount: the margin must be less than half of one percent of the winning candidate's total votes. A narrow lead alone does not settle that question.
A retired two-star U.S. Navy rear admiral who served on the National Security Council under President Joe Biden.
More on Wikipedia ›The U.S. representative for Colorado’s 4th congressional district since 2025. She previously represented the state’s 3rd district from 2021 to 2025.
More on Wikipedia ›A U.S. House district covering much of Colorado’s rural Eastern Plains and parts of the Front Range, including Castle Rock, Parker, Highlands Ranch and Loveland.
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- Channel
- CBS Colorado
- Subscribers
- 175,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,219,181
- Channel views, pace per day
- 58,169 (on a normal day: 211,597)
- Video published
- November 10, 2026
- Video views so far
- 49,844 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 73,451
The numbers
The election report drew an unusually large early audience for a CBS Colorado Short.
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Laubacher is a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral.