Liz Cheney considers run for president after Republican primary defeat

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Source: The Guardian

Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney has announced she is considering her own run for the White House in an all-out effort to prevent Donald Trump from winning another term as US president.

Cheney decisively lost her Republican primary race on Tuesday night and will lose her seat in the US Congress.

The Trump-backed challenger Harriet Hageman beat Cheney by almost 40 points as Wyoming voters took revenge for her voting to impeach Trump and for focusing on her role on the January 6 House select committee.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/17/liz-cheney-president-2024-trump-republican-primary-defeat

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Congresswoman Liz Cheney concedes in Wyoming's Republican primary last night.

Cheney, vice-chair of the House January 6 committee, has vowed to ‘do whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office’.

[herding cats]

1. This could get interesting.

As Rachel says, watch this space.

[peppertree]

3. Liz is brave - but Joe Biden's been a great president, in some of the most trying years since WWII

Let's remember that.

[pwb]

4. We like Democrats here.

?

[SledDriver]

5. You maybe spelled "DeSantis" wrong?

[Freddie]

6. She's STILL a Republican, FFS

For instance, still very anti-choice. Most likely wants to repeal the ACA with no replacement. Etc.
you’d still vote for her over Biden? Maybe you’re on the wrong site.

[joanbarnes]

7. How bad would it suck for a Cheney to be the first woman president, yet??? tRump?

[nowforever]

8. horrible choice

So she is a good candidate why? She is a very conservative and voted with Trump almost 100% of time. Democrats are always thinking of other's and what the majority needs. Cheney would love to cut entitlements and cut taxes...the only GOP strategy for the last 50 years. Eisenhower was last Republican who even had a ounce of humanity in his policy decisions. The last thing this nation needs is a female Cheney leading the way.

[peppertree]

12. To be fair to her, she's considering a run to help guarantee a Trump defeat

I don't think she seriously believes she has a real chance against Joe Biden or whatever tin-pot goose-steeper the Repugs nominate.

But she might be an excellent spoiler - and thus possibly alter the course of U.S. history, for the better.

That would be an incredible legacy, if she can pull that off.

[LeftInTX]

16. It won't work

She would make better use of her time if she joined a think-tank to get rid of crazies in her party.

[peppertree]

19. But in a close election...

[Gore1FL]

9. I, for one, will be happy to vote against her. nt

[SoCalDavidS]

10. Sorry Liz, Keep Your Day Job

Oh wait......Never Mind.

[Autumn]

11. She can't win her seat but she's going to run for president.

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

[Polybius]

21. Beto did that in 2020

Did you laugh at him too?

[Autumn]

30. You can search for a post of me laughing at him, you won't find one but it will keep you busy

My post was about a Cheney, losing her seat and running for president. Republicans hating a Republicans. I don't have a problem with it. YMOV.

[Polybius]

36. Anyone running after they lost is silly

Beto lost against Ted Cruz, then ran for President. Rick Santorum lost against Casey, did it twice!

[FBaggins]

52. Not "laughed" perhaps... but yes

Beto didn’t lose his House seat in a primary and there was no reason to laugh - but yes, it was clear from the start of his national ambitions that they were at best premature (if not a joke).

Hers are just a joke. There are no doubt some republicans who will refuse to vote for Trump - but they’ll have plenty of more legitimate options in the “not trump” category.

[louis-t]

13. She'd have to run as a Democrat.

The cult will never vote for her.

[peppertree]

15. True - but if she can shave a few % from the GOP total in '24, she'd change the course of history

Just ask Nader.

[Autumn]

33. A corrupt SC changed history. Al Gore won and all they had to do was not hand it to the man

who didn't win.

[FBaggins]

53. I think she shaves from both sides in a general election

She has no shot in a primary.

As a third-party candidate she would take a little from Trump, but she might take even more from the “refuse to vote for Trump” middle that only showed up for Biden because he was the alternative

[Novara]

14. She's got no chance. That said, let her take some of the oxygen back.

I'm sick of the orange fuck stealing all the oxygen.

She would steal Dem votes from people who only know her for her work on the J6 committee and who have no idea how disgusting her platform is. She might peel off some R votes. But she really doesn't have a chance because corporations are not going to pour money into her campaign.

That said, let her act like a contender. Maybe wake some people up. Maybe instill some fear into the orange motherfucker. It's so early right now that this is pretty much meaningless, unless it scares the cult. And if it does, I am all for it.

[keithbvadu2]

17. Like Pence... No chance in Hell!

She went against Dear Leader.

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[Lulu KC]

18. Like there's not another job for her?

She has a lot of potential. Not everyone can be president. I don't get this, no matter who does it.

[greatauntoftriplets]

20. No.

[Initech]

22. Fuck Harriet Hageman and the MAGAs, that is all.

[peppertree]

28. +1

Hag-man and her ilk won't be happy until we become a tin-pot fascist regime - and even then, they'll want "more blood!"

It's become a race to the bottom for those cretins.

[Initech]

31. What's scary is that they're going full Nazi fascist authoritarian.

And they are not shying away from these beliefs ever. They want to go full Hitler and if Trump was given a second term with a willing Congress, they would do just that.

[peppertree]

38. +1

Not since the Civil War has our democracy been in so much danger.

Thanks to the same types too (southern or not).

[andym]

23. She would have to create a new conservative party

Republicans want Trump or loyal Trumpists, and she is far too conservative to be a Democrat. Her run would be purely to teach the GOP a lesson.

[peppertree]

25. I hope she does

Freedom Party has a nice ring to it - and would irritate the neo-fascists to no end.

"Freedumb" is their exclusive province, don'tchaknow.

[andym]

26. If a new conservative party could gain traction it would be very helpful to the US and to Democrats

at least in the short run. It would need to forswear the neo-fascist and cultist tendencies of Trump's GOP.

[peppertree]

27. +1

She might just change history.

[Mawspam2]

35. Let her take over the Yang Gang.

Forward Party!!!

[Bengus81]

24. She still wants to be in a party that accepts Jan 6th as tourists and anything Trump?

Jesus,she's out of her mind.............

[Samrob]

39. She still wants to be in the party that would deny voting rights to millions of Americans because of

their race. Let that sink in!

[Mawspam2]

29. Save your money Liz.

You never loved Wyoming. That was your dad's gig. Retire gracefully. Become the new Martha Stewart and raise show dogs or llamas. 🐕 🦙 🦙 🦙 You can name them Devin, Mitch, Ivanka, and Lindsey.

[peppertree]

32. She seems decided on 'Nadering' Cheetolini in '24

And if so, I say more power to her.

[Mawspam2]

34. She won't need to. Trump will...

...stroke out on hamberders, find a jail cell, or exile to another country before '24.

[peppertree]

37. You're probably right

Although I doubt Putin wants him around anymore.

"Fuck off, Donaldski. I've got enough trouble as it is."

That said, I hope she sticks to her 3rd party run even if the GOP nominee is some other goose-stepper.

She should know by now that hardly any of them are any better than Needy Amin - only smarter (in some cases).

[SouthernDem4ever]

40. For all those who say "no chance in hell"

I said that about trump too. Fact is, Cheney could run independent and dilute the repug vote - which would be good- even though I could never vote for her because of her past voting record even if she ran as a democrat.

[peppertree]

41. +1

My thoughts exactly.

She knows what she's doing. Let's all at least give her credit for that.

[HuskyOffset]

42. I guess my question would be

would she peel off more Republican voters who are don't like Trump, but wouldn't vote for a Democrat from Trump, or Republican voters who are so sick of Trump that they WILL vote for a Democrat from Biden.

I have no idea.

[SouthernDem4ever]

43. That's a good question

but historically, an independent candidate would peel off the republican/libertarian types. That was the scenario I pictured. I still hope dump will be convicted and in jail so it isn't an issue.

[BlueTsunami2018]

44. She would need a certain percentage of primary polls to even get on a debate stage.

I don’t think she’d get even 5%. As much of a hard core, rock ribbed, right wing conservative as she is, she’s an outcast. When Cheney isn't extreme enough for you, you’ve gone off the edge of sanity.

[mnhtnbb]

45. This has been predictable for months.

[jcmaine72]

46. Never thought I'd live to see the day when a literal Cheney reTHug garnered..

...any sympathy, no matter how small the amount, here at DU. Then again, after seeing predatory capitalist extraordinaire Michael Bloomberg suddenly put a (D) next to his name and gain a cult following here, despite his decades of viciously denigrating Democrats and liberals, and ruling over NYC for 12 years like it was his very own personal Fascist fiefdom, I suppose anything is possible.

Lest people forget, Liz Cheney voted WITH Scump 93% of the time. When it suited her, she was a Scump fangirl and acolyte. She's not worthy of any sympathy.

Lest people forget, her father is one of the most loathsome creatures to have ever oozed through the halls of power in this nation. A hopelessly corrupt, inherently dishonest gargoyle who made countless millions in personal profit from our unnecessary and illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The Cheney crime family is curse upon this nation. Who cares if daughter Lizzie has had a falling out with her former orange crush?

[hydrolastic]

47. I won't be voting for her

But I am wondering what party she will be running for?

[AZLD4Candidate]

48. You ain't getting my vote, lady.

You're a stopped watch only on one thing.

[Joinfortmill]

49. I'm not surprised.

[Kid Berwyn]

50. Can't wait for her first debate.

The other puke candidates are trembling in fear at the thought of being held to account for being the traitors they are.

[Novara]

51. I thought the GQP won't have debates anymore

Can't have the voting public educated in any way, yanno.

[Baggies]

54. She's politically deaf.

The Democratic Party used her and the Republican Party doesn’t want her. The only thing left for her is being a grifter, and there’s plenty of suckers who will hold up her hands and give her money if she’s doing their bidding.

[maxsolomon]

55. Nuisance Candidacy

As a GQP candidate for the nomination, I'm 100% in favor ofher running to hold *'s feet to the fire in any debate.

She will garner 5% of the support, as the only candidate of the remnant Never-Trump/Traditional Republican wing.

He won't show up to any debates, though. It's beneath his majesty.