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In reply to the discussion: What Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger have done cannot be overstated. [View all]LiberalLovinLug
(14,205 posts)But I think if that happened there'd be so many die hard Trump cultists still out there that would never support her, and still angry that she won the primary over DeSantis, or Trump if runs.
I also wonder if she could be officially stripped of her Republican party membership before any of that, and so could not even run for the nomination. They would do that if they could I'm sure. I just can't see the GOP allowing Cheney on stage with DeSantis or Trump.
But if she could and did run, she could get enough Never Trumpers Rs, Independents, and conservative leaning Democrats, to become the first female POTUS. I'm sure the GOP would pivot immediately and heap praises on themselves for accomplishing that.
And while I'd be concerned about such a war hawk in office, it would be a stabalizing force in the country to have the Republican party start to distance themselves from the radical elements. Stop legitimizing the poorly educated and their susceptibility to impossible conspiracy theories. It would also be interesting to see how Fox News and their imitators handle a more moderate R leader, especially with the extremists still screaming in their ears to Stop the Steal!!!!! and defend their master cult leader Donald Trump.