The NY Times - Liz Cheney Is Defeated by Trump-Backed Harriet Hageman in Wyoming

16 August 2022

Ms. Hageman, a lawyer in Cheyenne with little political following before she was lifted by Mr. Trump’s endorsement, trounced Ms. Cheney, the daughter of a former vice president, by more than 30 percentage points, with more than 90 percent of the vote counted.

 

Ms. Cheney’s loss was as anticipated as it was consequential. ...

 

The repudiation of Ms. Cheney made clear Republican primary voters’ appetite for retribution against officeholders who openly and aggressively confront Mr. Trump, even as the former president remains embroiled in multiple investigations. ...

 

Her loss represents the full and perhaps final transition of the G.O.P. from the traditional conservatism of the Bush-Cheney era to the grievance-oriented populism of Mr. Trump.

 

Captain Kool-Aid strikes again.

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The Washington Post - The 5-Minute Fix: Will Liz Cheney run for president?

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Running for president is a distinct possibility, says Rep. Liz Cheney. “It is something I’m thinking about, and I’ll make a decision in the coming months”.

 

If she took that leap, Cheney wouldn’t be expecting to win. ...

 

Cheney and her crowd want a candidate who would serve merely as a political kamikaze, blowing up his or her candidacy but also taking down Trump.

 

To Cheney, that means keeping Trump out of the White House - and trying to steer the Republican Party back toward more democratic values. 

 

She knows it may be a futile cause, but it’s one she may feel she has to take on, if only for the history books.