Liz Cheney for president!?
No, I don't want her to be president (although she would be much better than most current Republicans), but if she runs as an Independent, she could likely take away a ton of votes from the MAGA GOP side, keeping Trump (or one of his diseased offspring) away from the presidency.
Steve Schmidt agrees.
How Liz Cheney Can Kill the MAGA Threat
by Steve Schmidt
Liz Cheney is the most famous of the 10 impeachment managers who lost their political careers within the Republican Party for opposing Donald Trump. Congresswoman Cheney has often said that she will do anything within her power to make sure that Donald Trump never returns to the Oval Office.
That assertion clearly has two parts attached to it. The first must be viewed in the context of the discharge of Ms. Cheneys constitutional duty as a minority member of the January 6 Select Committee. Her service on this vital investigative committee has been luminescent in a cynical time. Her conduct and selfless devotion to duty has been rightfully praised by people of good faith and goodwill from varying political backgrounds who maintain devotion to the nation and constitution above any consideration including political party, faction, tribe, clique, gang, family or person.
The January 6 committee has exposed sedition and assigned responsibility for the betrayal through meticulous, fact-based presentations. There is no doubt about what happened, and who was responsible for the greatest act of treachery ever committed by a president against America. The American people owe Chairman Thompson, Congresswoman Cheney, Congressman Kinzinger, Congressman Raskin and all of the members and staff a great debt of thanks. Each performed their duty in exemplary fashion and rebutted through word and deed the deep distrust and contempt the American people hold for the Congress.
The second aspect of Ms. Cheneys assertion must be evaluated through an electoral lens. Ms. Cheney is clearly intimating that she may run against Donald Trump for the presidency. It is here where the American public will soon be owed greater clarity from Ms. Cheney about her intentions and strategy.
The rest of this free article on Substack can be read on my blog, which I am reviving after who knows how long?
https://russblib.blogspot.com
Autumn
(45,120 posts)Now that would be a maggot sandwich.
SamKnause
(13,110 posts)Her policies are the same as Trump's, the maga Trump politicians, and the maga cult.
She may not agree with them on all the conspiracies, but all of them would vote for her disastrous policies.
RussBLib
(9,034 posts)If they were the same, MAGA would love her. But I do think a run as an Independent could help the Dems.
Hela
(440 posts)RussBLib
(9,034 posts)Btw, I don't want her as president.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)The MAGA crowd HATE her, and would NEVER EVER EVER vote for her. She would not take a Single TFG vote away from him.
Why the fuck does anyone think she was voted out in Wyoming?
If anything, she'll take votes from the Never-TFG's and Independents. ZERO chance any MAGA votes for her. ZERO!!
RussBLib
(9,034 posts)Liz would not take MAGA votes away from Trump. She would get the remaining moderate voters in the GOP, taking enough votes away from the Republican side to allow the Dems to win. That was Schmidt's point.
Heather MC
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She celebrated the end of Roe.
Fuck her 4 life🖕🏾🖕🏾🖕🏾
Hekate
(90,784 posts)
when I was a toddler. I never had a pee-pee or a wee-wee. Mommy said I had a vagina and my little brother had a penis. But we had other body parts too.
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)Any woman who supports The End of Roe, is a Traitor to All Women.
And If Seeing the Word "Vagina" shocks you, Well that's not something I control👌🏾
Imagine how shocking it is for a 10 year old rape victim to have to fight for the right to abort a rapist baby growing in her uterus.
🤷🏾♀️
Why are you tracking my post? A lot of people around here seem to be tracking my post. it's weird. There are so many people on DU. Yet Often someone will comment about MY post as if I am being watched specifically on DU.
Curious 🤔
czarjak
(11,289 posts)Hekate
(90,784 posts)How hard is that to understand?
RussBLib
(9,034 posts)lol
I might not have phrased things perfectly before....when I said "she will take votes away from MAGA" I didn't mean she would GET MAGA votes. She would likely keep the remaining sane Republicans from voting MAGA by default, and they'd vote MAGA in lieu of a viable alternative, because they'd rather not vote for a Dem. Those sane ones must realize their party has been hijacked by Trump and don't like it....hopefully. Cheney could be a way out of the wilderness.
Stuckinthebush
(10,847 posts)And I don't think she would be trolling. I think she would say to the sane Republicans that if they want to send a message that the party will never be so easily turned over to the crazies that they need to wander in the wilderness for a few cycles. I know a few Republicans who would get behind that effort.
I support it.
brooklynite
(94,723 posts)lees1975
(3,878 posts)She's Liz Cheney, a Republican whose father was one of the biggest blow hards in right wing politics. She will not take enough votes away from the fat assed orange buffoon to matter.
And why do we keep talking like he's going to be out of prison and able to run?