“Man, I hit a wall,” Lauren Boebert said, sounding ready to pack it in. Hosted by a local farm bureau, the discussion was about agriculture and energy policy, and Ms. Boebert and the other five Republicans in the primary had been warned to keep it civil. Even when Ms. Boebert got in a dig at President Biden or the “weaponized federal government,” the low-energy crowd wasn’t feeling it. Her go-to zinger — “My least favorite product that’s made in China is Joe Biden” — drew barely a chuckle. And one of the surprises during my time with Ms. Boebert was how many awkward or uncertain moments she seemed to have — at voter events, in debates or simply standing unnoticed in a crowd.

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Persons: ” Lauren Boebert, MAGA, I’m, ”, Boebert, Biden, that’s, Joe Biden ” — Locations: Otis, Colorado, China