Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is delirious at this point if she thinks she stands a chance at beating Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman, who leads in the polls by nearly 30 points ahead of Tuesday’s Wyoming Primary race.
Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the Capitol riot, and since Jan. 6 she has emerged as the poster child of a small group of RINOs on Capitol Hill who continues to push back against their party. Just months after the Capitol attack took place, she said she regretted her decision to vote for the former president in 2020 and vowed to “never let Trump near the oval office again.”
Conservatives who continue to support Trump-backed America First candidates are disgusted with the Wyoming representative and her relentless attacks on Donald Trump, and are expected to overwhelming vote for Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman to take out the 6-term congresswoman, but it’s the moderate Republicans that are about to put the nail in Liz Cheney’s political coffin, ultimately sending her packing.
According to TheHill.com, Republicans in general say that while they respect Cheney’s determination to adhere to her conscience, they question her approach.
“I’m a big believer in that people should stick to their guns and do what they feel is right for the country,” one strategist said. “So on the one hand, I really appreciate, you know, whether I agree or disagree with her approach on it, I appreciate and respect people that are willing to do that, because, frankly, they’re far and few between in Washington.”
“That being said, I also think there’s a way to do that without poking your finger in the eye of a president or a former president or the party as a whole,” the strategist added.
Polling for the Wyoming primary in recent months has indicated that Cheney faces a massive uphill battle. A survey released by the University of Wyoming’s Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center on Thursday showed 57 percent of the state’s residents identified as likely voters in the primary backing Hageman, compared to 28 percent supporting Cheney.
Cheney’s political career is in such bad shape that she recently began educating Democrats on how to switch party affiliation just so she can garner more votes as her campaign has increasingly relied on Democrats for support.
The New York Times reported in June that Democrats in the state were receiving mail from her campaign on how to change their party registration in order to vote for her in the primary.
Cheney’s career is in such dire straights that she now needs to rely on Democrats to save her from political ruin. At this point, she may as well just switch parties as she is clearly finished with the GOP.
