GOP's Cheney endorses Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By SARAH RANKIN

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Rep. Liz Cheney crossed the political aisle again this election year and endorsed a Democratic colleague in a competitive House race, backing former CIA officer Abigail Spanberger on Saturday as she seeks a third term in a newly redrawn district in northern Virginia.

Cheney, vice chair of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot and an unsparing critic of former President Donald Trump who lost to a Trump-backed challenger in her Wyoming primary in August, said in a statement that Spanberger was focused on finding solutions and “dedicated to serving this country and her constituents and defending our Constitution.”

The GOP nominee in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, which is centered around the Interstate 95 corridor in exurban Washington and rural communities to the east and west, is Yesli Vega, a county official and former police officer recently endorsed by Trump.

In the statement provided by Spanberger’s campaign, Cheney said Vega “is promoting conspiracy theories, denying election outcomes she disagrees with, and defending the indefensible.” Cheney added: “We need our elected leaders to be honest, serious, and responsible, which is why I would urge voters in Virginia’s 7th District to support Abigail Spanberger.”



FILE - Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, holds a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 13, 2022. Cheney is crossing the aisle again with an endorsement of Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic incumbent in one of Virginia’s tightest U.S. House races. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)


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[spooky3]

1. This could help. I hope she helps Luria also. Nt

[Deep State Witch]

2. Two Smart Women!

I don't always agree with Liz, but she's taken the lead on bringing Tangerine Palpatine and his stormtroopers to justice. Abigail Spanberger is someone whose career I have admired, since she's former CIA - plus, one of my coven-mates is working actively for her.

Yesli Vega (who is running ads non-stop) is a cookie-cutter GQP twit who complains about not having the freedom to raise her kids how she wants, while wanting to deny women the choice to have them.

[electric_blue68]

3. Disagree w Liz Cheney probably on nearly everything. But I Thank her for this.