Liz Cheney is preparing for defeat in her House race.

[kentuck]

I just heard some reporter on MSNBC say this in his report.

Just a few months ago, she was the rising star in Wyoming politics. She was third in power for the Republicans in the House.

Then, she voted to impeach Trump for trying to overthrow the government. And it's been downhill for her since that time.

Wyoming never believed any of that stuff they say on Fake News. After all, they supported Mr Trump by a large margin and they are not the type of people to change their opinion on a whim.

So they never forgave Liz Cheney for going after their guy in the J6 Committee hearings. She was like the leader.

And now, she is preparing to lose and with no announced plans for the future. Will she run as an independent? Will she seek higher office? Perhaps the Presidency?

She is paying a high price in Wyoming for standing up for principle and the Constitution.

I always thought the people in Wyoming were smarter.

[brooklynite]

1. She CANNOT run after losing the Primary: "Sore-Loser" law.

[kentuck]

3. So it is not like Alaske where Murkowski ran as an Independent and won?

Thanks for the info.

[brooklynite]

7. laws vary State to State.

[leftieNanner]

26. Murkowski didn't run as an Independent

She won as a write-in.

Wonder if Cheney could do that too?

[kentuck]

35. Thanks for that reminder and correction.

[oldsoftie]

41. Well if there aren't enough Dems to pull her over the line in the primary it wont happen in the gen.

Murkowski was a state wide race too

[krkaufman]

58. Statewide ... So is Cheney's race in Wyoming.

Wyoming just has the one Rep.

[oldsoftie]

59. holy crap I never knew that!! But yeah, not much of a population.

I'd love to see a primary surprise

[Arazi]

62. Wyoming has a population of less than 600k, so it's like Milwaukee or Fresno

[TigressDem]

5. For Senate... but what about President? Better run against her than the orange monkey.

[brooklynite]

8. Why would national Republicans vote for her?

[TigressDem]

9. Lincoln Party et al who are sick of being anchored to the Orange Twit.

Be like Nader numbers, just enough to undercut the main ticket for the Rethugs.

She could slap them in the face and not have to vote DEM to do it.

[Volaris]

17. To the best of my knowledge, most of the crew at LP burned their GOP membership cards..

So, if Liz were to try for the GOP nomination, they would offer some support but they can't actually vote for her in a closed primary.

I know, I know, LP has their detractors in here, and that's fine.
For my part, Rick Wilson is one smart sob, and I'm glad he isn't our enemy anymore.

[GreenEyedLefty]

43. LP is in the Dem tent.

I was on the fence about the LP but after watching their videos and listening to their podcasts I think they're the real deal.

[Polybius]

67. Put it this way:

Manchin and Sinema are far, far more popular with Democrats then Cheney is with Republicans. She is loathed by them.

[TigressDem]

10. OR as an Independent.

I still think the Lincoln Group should either take over the party of Puke and clean it up or form a new party that all those for whom hatred and racism isn't appealing can flock toward.

[brooklynite]

18. And how would they "take over"?

They're an outside messenger with no influence in the State Party organizations.

[ShazzieB]

36. Yeah, that's the kind of thing that's easy to say, but a lot harder to do!

[TigressDem]

73. I guess, that's why it's a wish.

BUT when you think of the Lincoln Party positions, they are for what Republicans USED to say they believed in.

Therefore, from the perspective of getting the party back to it's sane and rational formation, the Lincoln Party makes sense.

Will it happen?

Probably not.

[WarGamer]

75. and THIS... is the correct answer.

Liz Cheney... or Andrew Yang... won't draw many votes from Trump.

Instead, they will draw votes from disaffected suburban GOP'ers who were so repulsed by Trump in 2020 that they voted Biden.

No one who supports Trump is going to look and say hmmmm, Cheney looks good, too.

[PortTack]

2. Me too...a republican, that she is, wonky RW policies yes..but also a patriot doing what's right

[wcmagumba]

4. Perhaps she will vote with Dems on key items in her remaining time?

Not much chance of that as other than being a never trumper she is hard right on policy votes...

[Samrob]

50. NOPE! She is who she is. No redeeming feature other than J6 Committee.

Kinz too. Nothing to lose by voting for Biden agenda now, but neither he nor Liz will.

[Chellee]

63. Agreed.

Kinzinger recently tweeted at VP Harris "If you’ve ever wondered why the Left can’t win elections despite the craziness of Trumpism, save stuff like this for later reference. You may be angry with me, but I am not wrong."

What "stuff?" Oh, being kind to blind people by describing what she was wearing, like they asked her to, when she was speaking before a group of disabled people.

Yeah. Cheney and Kinzinger may be doing the right thing in J6 Committee, but they belong in the Republican party. You don't have to dig very deep to find the cruelty.

[RKP5637]

6. Many of the republicans don't really give a damn about the US, they just want power and money.

I admire her for caring about the US.

[Initech]

16. It seems like the GOP wants the US to go full fascist authoritarian whether we want it or not.

Liz Cheney is one of the few who is standing up to the propaganda bullshit.

[RKP5637]

20. Yes, it's quite clear now the GOP is trying to overthrow the US government, which they don't seem

to be a part of anymore.

[Vinca]

11. Since a Democrat will never win the spot, they should support Cheney in her primary. Better

the devil you know than the batshit crazy devil poised to slither to Washington.

[rubbersole]

13. Al Franken endorsed her today.

She will stay on the national stage in some capacity. A bunch of repubs think like her.

[Polybius]

68. Oh, that will make Republicans vote for her tomorrow

[oldsoftie]

44. But are there enough of them in that district to put her over?

[Vinca]

49. That's a good point. Possibly not.

[oldsoftie]

60. I've just been informed that her "District" is the whole State!

I didnt know they only had ONE Rep.

[Samrob]

12. Funny, I always knew the people in Wyoming were not smart. They held the Cheneys in high esteem. nt

[not fooled]

29. Yep

There's red don dumb, which is the nadir, but then not far above there's people who support more "conventional" Republicans who still will screw said voters.

[soldierant]

52. "Too much big money there

Big money incapacitates intelligence.

[CTyankee]

14. I think she is a "sadder but wiser" republican. It is hard for me to believe that she didn't take a

cold, hard take on her party and rolled the dice on the supposition that her voters would follow the path she took or at least trust her bona fides in her effort to find the truth behind Jan. 6. But it is tough, if not a bridge too far, to expect her electorate to have the same conclusion.

Well, she tried.

[Initech]

15. Fuck!!! Murdoch and the MAGA shitheads win again!

Fox News is hell bent on destroying this country for ratings. God damn them.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

42. Not for ratings; for the oligarchs who want "might (money) makes right" as gov't.

[unblock]

19. I think she is playing the long game.

She understands that the overt fascism is a losing political position in the long run, and when it falls apart, she will look be in a good position to lead the party out of the mess.

Of course, the question is, how long will it take for the Republican Party to reach that point.

Personally, I think we're quite a number of years away. Even a conviction of Donnie for espionage won't change their fascist ways. They won't change until Fox News goes away, at a minimum.

[MyMission]

22. She's 56, so she's got many years ahead

To be involved in politics from other vantage points, and bide her time.

Perhaps she will spearhead a movement to break from the GOPQ.
Or her candidacy for president will polarize and implode what's left of the.party if it comes too soon. Maybe she'll get a job as a pundit on Fox news, exert influence and wreak havoc there!

[oldsoftie]

45. LOSING will change things I think.

Trump candidates LOSING, especially if they get beaten in races they should've won, will have an impact on the not-crazy part of the GOP. Look what happened to the "Tea Party" after they ran weirdos and lost races they should've won

Of course, the rabid ones wont change but they can be relegated to the cheap seats. They are not the majority.

[CanonRay]

21. No, they're not smarter, most are fucking idiots

I spent a lot of time there during the "range wars"

[not fooled]

30. +++++++++++++++

I live (for now) among their equally idiotic brethren in AZ.

Willfully ignorant and glad to believe the BS.

[DENVERPOPS]

56. I can believe that

Every person in wyoming is a multi generational republican voter.

They just don't have the sense to realize that these con artists that have taken over the Republican party are not their father's Republicans.......

The have their car, truck and tractor radios stuck on Limbaugh's old station, and their TV's all on FoxNews 24/7.......
The ones I know think Limbaugh was taken long before his time and still grieve/mourn his passing.
Tucker will just have to fill the void, they think.........

[bahboo]

23. says all you need to know about the modern gop....

not like she's a liberal or anything. Just being against the asshole is enough to turn you into a pariah...

[dixiechiken1]

24. I respect the hell out of her for standing up for our Constitution...

But I'd never, ever, EVER vote for her. She voted with trump 93% of the time. Her successor, Elise Stefanik, only voted with him 78% of the time.

That being said, her family is GOP royalty, at least within the old guard. They know how to play the long game and they play for keeps. She is her father's daughter and anyone who counts her down & out, does so at their own peril. She'll be back. Count on it.

[Hekate]

37. This

[Takket]

25. she should run as an indie

she would win. Dems know the value of having her on the Jan 6 committee and voting for her is a lot better idea than voting for a Dem who has no chance of beating a MAGAt.

[kentuck]

27. Her opponent looks like a cross-eyed marmot....

Just an observation.... nothing against marmots.

[Lemon Lyman]

28. -

Yeah, that ish is CRAZY!

[bluecollar2]

31. Cheney is still a Republican....

Regardless of the circumstances.

Let's not lose sight of the fact that she is Dick's daughter raised in the old Republican party that was spawned by Nixon.

She loses...so be it. Whoever replaces her is cut from the same or cheaper cloth.

[oldsoftie]

46. But trump cultists should be beaten whenever possible.

Both Cheney & Marjorie Taylor Greene are republicans. They are NOT the same.

[bluecollar2]

61. Perhaps

On the surface one is less crass, ignorant and sophisticated than the other...

But fundamentally there is no difference between republikklans and the splinter group tea partyers.

[jaxexpat]

32. This should dispel that myth. Wyominians and are not smarter.

Nor is Wyominian actually a word and auto-correct is the end of civilization.

[ShazzieB]

39. Wyomingite?

Nope, autocorrect didn't like that one, either!

[central scrutinizer]

64. I heard the guy who invented autocorrect died

I didn’t even know he was I’ll

[jaxexpat]

66. Heed bin felling dab four yards.

[Heather MC]

33. I really don't care what happens to Liz's political career, She still voted 93% of the time with Don

🤷🏾‍♀️

Bravo to her for having some integrity

[roamer65]

34. Special Prosecutor Liz Cheney.

Deputy Prosecutor Adam Kinsinger.

[oldsoftie]

47. OMG the heads that would explode

[twodogsbarking]

38. Don't go against da family.

[WestMichRad]

40. Wonder if the organizers of the Forward party...

…will try to recruit her as a presidential candidate in ‘24?

[867-5309.]

72. I like how you think

But I'm pretty sure she'd run as a repug.

[mzmolly]

48. She should run as an Independent,

post primary.

[Kid Berwyn]

51. Cheney is an old American name.

https://media.nga.gov/iiif/26352a3f-c669-4371-ac6e-8d6899f17836/full/!588,600/0/default.jpg

And Wyoming Republicans sure can be stupid.

[Botany]

53. I would not be suprised to see her and Anthony Gonzales become the new leaders of the GOP as ...

... Trump is hauled away to the Super Max in Colorado.

I'm no Cheney fan but I have to respect her for this:

Rep. Liz Cheney confirmed she snapped at Rep. Jim Jordan during the January 6 insurrection.

* Cheney told Jordan, "Get away from me. You fucking did this," as House members were evacuating.

* Cheney became a vocal Trump critic and is on the select committee investigating January 6.

https://news.yahoo.com/rep-liz-cheney-confirms-she-200717214.html

[Ferrets are Cool]

54. While I do not want her opponent to win, she will NOT be in a food handout line after she loses.

I have no sympathy for repugs.

[GreenWave]

55. What can you expect from a party that is almost always

on the wrong side of history? sanity? That has to use fear and hate to get elected? and so on..

[AverageOldGuy]

57. Do not write off Liz Cheney.

Yes, she likely will lose on Tuesday, maybe even lose big. And it may not matter.

Let's review a few facts.
-- Her father is you-know-who.
-- Dick Cheney is 81 and has a bad heart.
-- There's something else Dick Cheney has: A HUGE Rolodex with the names, phone numbers, and bank account info on every single Republican who can write a check for over $1,000 (more or less). And he knows them all by their first names, knows their wives, girl friends, children, grandchildren.
-- He knows they hate Trump and his minions.
-- We know some other things about Dick Cheney, namely, he knows how to play the game and God help whoever gets in his way. Cheney is a street fighter, a gutter brawler.
-- And he hates Trump for what Trump has done to Cheney's Republican Party.

All of which means don't be surprised to find that the Cheney father-daughter duo has been working for months (years ?) to put her in the White House and Donald Trump is just a bump in the road who is about to become roadkill.

I'll bet a month's pay Cheney has a shitlist of Republican officials -- all Trump-humpers -- who will get a knife in the back beginning after the Nov 2022 election.

I'm betting that Dick Cheney and a group of very high rollers, very heavy hitters are poised to remake the GOP into his image -- which is NOT the image of Trump but instead is a revitalized old-timey GOP.

You KNOW when the news broke of the FBI searching Mar-A-Lago Cheney was rolling the floor, laughing his ass off, on the phone with Liz, shouting "We got the MF!!"

[leftstreet]

65. She'll be the GOP's POTUS front runner n/t

[Polybius]

69. No chance n/t

[Elessar Zappa]

70. Not unless the current Trump cult collapses.

The party is 90% maga now.

[andym]

71. Her political career in the GOP is over

She has violated St Ronnie's dictum, his 11th commandment: "Thou shalt not speak ill of another Republican.” She has placed country over party and there is no place for that in the GOP, ever. They are faux patriots, because they value their party over the USA. It doesn't matter that she is arch conservative, and daughter of the former VP. Her appeal to the Republican masses is a net negative, as can be seen in her district. She may try to create her own political organization to change things in the conservative world-- we will see, but the road for her forward is a long one.

[Straw Man]

74. I would like to see her in the Republican primaries for President in 2024 ...

... if only for the pure spectacle of seeing her in action on a debate stage with Donald Trump. I'd pay good money to see that.

[FlyingPiggy]

76. Maybe she can run as a write in? Dems in WY should vote for her

if we don’t have a chance of winning the general. She would be a helluva lot better than a pro trump opponent.

[ZonkerHarris]

77. "I always thought the people in Wyoming were smarter."

I've never thought that
Ever

[Marthe48]

78. Bet she doesn't ask for a recount

A little humor

The only reason I'd miss Cheney is because of her resolve on J6. I wonder if Dems keep the House, who will take her seat?