(CNN)Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney's immediate political future Former President Donald Trump's Republican Party's most prominent criticTuesday voted to impeach him as last House Republican
Of the 10 House Republicans who voted for his second impeachment, at least seven won't return to Congress next year because they either haven't run for re-election or lost the primary. Two survivors in California and Washington benefited from the state's nonpartisan primary system. Cheney has no such cushion, but pushing Democrats and independents to register for the Republican primary could soften the final numbers.
Key Republicans in the Capitol rallied around Hageman, who embraced Trump's false election fraud claims and called the 2020 election "rigged." House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, a Hudgeman supporter, said Monday during a Fox News appearance that the Wyoming election "will be a committee referendum on January 6."
Cheney's unwavering commitment to focus on the commission's work and "do everything I can to make sure [Trump] never goes to the Oval Office again" makes her stand out. From a small band of Republican colleagues who have voted for impeachment and are running for re-election. It remains to be seen what her promises will actually mean, but rumors about the 2024 presidential election have already begun.
"The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious. It preys on people who love their country," she says Cheney. “This is the door Donald Trump has opened, manipulating Americans into abandoning their principles, sacrificing their freedoms, justifying violence, and ignoring court rulings and the rule of law. is Donald Trump's legacy, our nation's future."
Sarah Palin is about to make a comeback in Alaska
Palin, who resigned as governor in 2009, ran a special election with Nick Begich III, a Republican scion of the state's most prominent Democratic line, and endorsed former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltra. confrontation. by independent Al Gross after he dropped out of the race despite making the final four. If none of the three active candidates secures a majority of the votes, the election will be determined by a ranked choice calculation that begins at the end of the month.
Three candidates for the special election, along with her nearly 20 other candidates, most notably Republican Tara her Sweeney candidate, will decide who will win the November election. are running in concurrent primaries to determine the finalists for the Next full term General Assembly seat.
Republican senators who convicted Trump face voters
While Cheney's fate in Wyoming made the most headlines, Republican Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial, faces new competition this year, fueled by his lack of loyalty to his former president. But unlike Cheney, Markowski is the latest in a proud statewide political dynasty, and a better bet to overcome the power placed against her. } This is largely due to Alaska's bipartisan Top 4 primaries, which send the top four candidates to the general election, much like the House election. get a majority. That process should help Markowski against former commissioner of the Alaska Administration, Trump-backed challenger Kelly Tzibaka.
Markowski in the past elected her father Frank her Markowski first to the Senate and then to the Senate Statewide, she has enjoyed broad support across her partisanship. Governor. He then appointed his daughter to her current position in 2002. When she lost her 2010 Tea Party Her Wave primary, Murkowski launched a writing campaign, defeating Republican nominee Joe Her Miller in the fall.
Gubernatorial primaries also have familiar names. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and former independent Gov. Bill Walker would likely have lost re-election to Dunleavy in 2018 if they had not resigned shortly before the election. He endorsed Democrat Marc Begich.
His Dunleavy, seeking a second term, won the one-on-one contest he won by less than 10 points.
