Liz Cheney's Ad Takes Opposition to 'Big Lie'
Voters will vote for two prominent Republicans on Tuesday The fate of the primaries will take place inAlaska and Wyoming, two of the reddest states in the nation.
In Wyoming, Vice Chairman of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Liz Cheneywas accused of disloyalty byDonald Trump. Faced with attempts to punish her for sins. Harriet Hedgeman, her former staff member and her biggest rival now.
Ms Cheney is trailing well in the polls and tomorrow she could lose by more than 20 points in most indicators. But she has her one trick. It's the Democrats rallying behind her trying to keep another 2020 election conspiracy theorist out of office. Wyoming has finished its primaries, but voters can change their registration on Election Day.
Meanwhile, in Alaska, former state governor and right-wing provocateurSarah Palin has turned her politics on her head after resigning from her previous job under a cloud of ethics scrutiny. Aiming to make a comeback. She pulled ahead of the same Republican and her one Democrat in polls measuring her approval ratings last month. Alaska uses rank-selection voting, so candidates must contend with both Democratic and Republican voters who decide the outcome.
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Former President Donald Trump wasted no time on Tuesday night before moaning about the defeat of Liz Cheney.
“Congratulations to Harriet Hageman for her great and very decisive victory in Wyoming. It is a complete denunciation of the non-selective committee of criminals.Liz Cheney should be ashamed of herself, her actions and her malicious and sacred words and actions towards others.Now she is finally in political oblivion. I'm sure she'll be much happier there than she is now.Thank you, Wyoming," he wrote to Truth Social.
See John Borden in The Independent:
Trump laid down on Cheney minutes after the race was called, avenging her performance at the committee on Jan. 6.
Trump adversary Liz Cheney won the Wyoming primary.
Liz Cheney lost the Republican primary for the popular seat in Wyoming.
Less than 90 minutes after the polls closed, the incumbent Congressman trailed Trump-backed rival Harriet Hagemann by more than 30 points. was
Eric Garcia of The Independent:
Harriet Hageman beats Cheney after Congressman continues to criticize Republicans and President Donald Trump
Liz Cheney hints at future ambitions in remarks before polls close
Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney told reporters as voters headed to polling stations that they conducted a statewide poll to consider her bid for re-election Tuesday. He hinted that the primary was just "the beginning of the battle" for the Republican soul.
According to CBS News, she said, "I have no regrets." I truly understand and recognize that nothing is more important than upholding our Constitution, so I will continue to work and make sure that we do it in a non-partisan way.
For more information seeEric Garcia in The Independent:
Cheney is a Trump-backed primary challenger in the Republican primary for the general congressional district in Wyoming. was defeated by
Wyoming Voting Closed
Voting is now closed in Wyoming. Republican voters across the state are poised to decide the fate of Rep. Liz Cheney, deputy chairman of the House Selects Committee, which will conduct an inquiry on Jan. 6.
New York congressional primaries went ugly
Incumbent Democrats Tuesday said another Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives won't be serving a full two-year term if elected in November, and will appoint his successor by state party bosses. accused of planning.
Markowski says party needs to get out of Trump's control
On Tuesday, when she faces the primary exam in the form of a Donald Trump-backed challenger, Alaska's Lisa Markowski said her party to move beyond him.
In an interview with NBC News, she warned that if the Republican Party remained Donald Trump's party, it would leave many Americans "left behind."
Who is Harriet Haigman?
Wyoming Republicans are voting to nominate candidates for the state's only seat in the United States Congress. Given Wyoming's strong Republican approval ratings (70% of voters supporting Donald Trump in 2020, his biggest victory), victory in the general election is all but certain.
Rep. Liz Cheney will almost certainly lose after voting to impeach Trump last year and repeatedly criticizing the Republican Party and the former president, polls show is shown.
So who is the likely winner of today's poll, Harriet Haigman?
Republican candidates lost the previous election in Wyoming, but Trump Endorsement means she is likely to beat Liz Cheney
VOICE: Sarah Palin was Trump before Trump — but a much better fit for office
Noah Berlatsky writes: Despite all her shortcomings, she actually has far more governing experience and more conventional credentials than many other Republican candidates running for higher-profile offices. increase. Palin shows that the Republican Party is long gone.
Given her experience in government, if Palin made it to Washington , DC She may occasionally wonder if she deserves better than her incompetent and reckless Republican colleagues Democratic activist Alec Baldwin praises Cheney for calling her the United States Navy
Democratic activist and actor Alec Baldwin praisesLiz Cheneyand compares her to Russian opposition leaders Alexei Navalny.
Baldwin spoke out about Wyoming Republicans in a podcast released Tuesday. This is the day Cheney will face voters in the state's Republican primary.
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Rep. Liz Cheney is a staunch anti-Trump Republican whose specter has been lifted in recent months via a televised hearing on Jan. 6 - she sits as Vice Speaker in the House.
CBS's Robert Costa, the network's chief election and campaign correspondent, said last night: On the impact of the potential loss of anti-Trump Republicans in Wyoming and its impact on the presidential election:
Costa started. "Her political future is at stake. She faces a political crucible." If a candidate loses in the 1990s, it could end up in something that wouldn't normally happen, which is nationwide. Lots of money: She has raised at least $13 million or more, which puts her in a position to receive national funding base and national support from anti-Trump Republican factions.
"Will it be enough to win the nomination? Who knows at this point? It's uphill there too. But that's what she sees.
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