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'She's a hero': Liz Cheney down but not out in Wyoming after crossing Trump

Nathan Layne and David Morgan
Wed, May 12, 2021, 2:08 AM
 
 

By Nathan Layne and David Morgan

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Reuters) - When lifelong Wyoming Republican Tage Benson and Democrat Chamois Andersen met for the first time at the Owl in the Attic antiques store in Laramie this past weekend, they quickly put their political differences aside.

Their home state's embattled Republican congresswoman, Liz Cheney, needed to be supported, they agreed, for standing up to former President Donald Trump and contesting his false stolen-election claims.

 

“This is where Democrats and Republicans can come together,” said Anderson, 51, a wildlife advocate who often disagrees with Cheney on policy.

"She is a hero," said Benson, 67, who was working the store's register. He told Andersen his Democratic friends were talking about registering as Republicans to vote for Cheney in the party's primary election next year. "I'm going to talk everyone into that," he said.

Such a rare bipartisan show of support constitutes a potential lifeline as the third-term congresswoman and daughter of former Vice President **** Cheney fights for political survival.

Her fellow Republicans in Washington are scheduled to hold a vote Wednesday on removing Cheney as the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, where the party is the minority. Kevin McCarthy, the chamber's top Republican who has sought to placate Trump, has cast her ouster from the party leadership as necessary to unify Republicans and reclaim control of the House in 2022.

Cheney is also in trouble in her home state of Wyoming, where Trump and Cheney both won with 70% of the vote in November.

The majority is furious with her vote to impeach Trump for allegedly inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and her repeated criticism of his claims the election was rigged, according to three dozen voters Reuters interviewed in conservative towns of Gillette and Douglas, more moderate Laramie and the state capitol of Cheyenne over five days this month.

Mike Gapter, owner of a bedding and hot tub store in Laramie, said the 2020 ballot was his final vote for Cheney. "She's proved herself unworthy," he said.

But an unlikely coalition of traditional Republicans, independents and Democrats -- about one third of the voters interviewed -- said they would likely vote for her, a floor of support that could keep her hopes alive for re-election.

It is too early for opinion polls about the primary. Wyoming law allows residents of any affiliation to vote in the Republican primary if they switch their registration on election day, potentially helping Cheney.

Cheney, 54, who has not said whether she will run for a fourth term, also could prove to be a formidable target. She raised $1.54 million in the first quarter, her best fundraising quarter since she was elected in 2016.

In pushing to oust her, House Republicans made clear they see their fortunes tied to Trump and his fervent supporters. But his influence could alienate the independent, suburban and women voters need to take back control of the House, said Alex Conant, a former campaign aide to Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

"House Republicans want to be associated with Trump, and they're taking a risk that it might turn off some independent voters," Conant said.

'PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY'

Trump remains by far the most popular figure in the Republican Party; but polls show voters are split over what to do with critics like Cheney, while a sizeable minority of Republicans appear ready to move on from him.

In a May 7-10 Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, six out of 10 Republicans said their party would be stronger "when it embraces supporters and critics of Donald Trump," while four in 10 think it better that the party "purges leaders who are critical" of him.

The poll also found that three in 10 Republicans are interested in "joining a conservative political party that is run by former Republican leaders who have been critical of Donald Trump.”

Barbara Comstock, a former Republican congresswoman who lost her suburban Virginia seat in 2018 amid a surge of anti-Trump sentiment, said that ousting Cheney could prove dangerous for Republican incumbents from deeply conservative districts too, who could see their fealty to Trump challenged by an energized crop of Trump-inspired primary candidates.

“What they’re going to open the door to is a situation where nobody’s Trumpy enough,” she said. “It’s a problem for everybody.”

Asked about the intraparty fight over Cheney and its impact on House races, Tom Emmer, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said he is "solely focused on retaking the majority." "House Republicans are united in that effort," he said.

'VERY LOYAL PEOPLE'

Sparsely populated Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in the country, where Republicans outnumber Democrats by more than 3 to 1.

In her first run for Congress in 2016, Cheney beat a crowded Republican primary field with about 40% of the vote – although fewer than 90,000 people voted in total. She received more than 70% of the vote in successive primaries and has won general elections just as easily.

Cheney declined an interview request. While she has yet to announce her plans, six Republicans have already announced they will run against her.

Anger toward Cheney was evident at a coffee shop called "The Local" in Gillette, a town of 32,000 people and at the center of the Powder River Basin, whose mines produce about 40 percent of the coal output in the United States.

All five men at a table in the back of The Local said they could not support Cheney after she went against Trump.

"We are very loyal people here," said Paul Roberts, 47. "We didn't elect her to vote her conscience."

If she decides tor run, Cheney could potentially outperform a fragmented field of challengers - although Trump had recently said he would endorse a candidate soon. There is also a history of Democrats in the state of switching sides in primaries to help defeat more conservative candidates, political observers say, including in 2018 to bolster Republican Governor Mark Gordon.

Jenasie Kendall, a 23-year-old independent who works at a wine shop in Cheyenne, said she would consider registering as a Republican to help Cheney win.

"I respect what she is trying to do, 100 percent," said Kendall.

Brendan Buck, once a top aide to former House Speaker Paul Ryan, was less sanguine about her future.

“This is a Republican Party that reflects the base, and it’s a base that wants what Donald Trump is selling."

 

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1 hour ago, Shabibilicious said:
Reuters

'She's a hero': Liz Cheney down but not out in Wyoming after crossing Trump

Nathan Layne and David Morgan
Wed, May 12, 2021, 2:08 AM
 
 

By Nathan Layne and David Morgan

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Reuters) - When lifelong Wyoming Republican Tage Benson and Democrat Chamois Andersen met for the first time at the Owl in the Attic antiques store in Laramie this past weekend, they quickly put their political differences aside.

Their home state's embattled Republican congresswoman, Liz Cheney, needed to be supported, they agreed, for standing up to former President Donald Trump and contesting his false stolen-election claims.

 

“This is where Democrats and Republicans can come together,” said Anderson, 51, a wildlife advocate who often disagrees with Cheney on policy.

"She is a hero," said Benson, 67, who was working the store's register. He told Andersen his Democratic friends were talking about registering as Republicans to vote for Cheney in the party's primary election next year. "I'm going to talk everyone into that," he said.

Such a rare bipartisan show of support system" rel="">support constitutes a potential lifeline as the third-term congresswoman and daughter of former Vice President **** Cheney fights for political survival.

Her fellow Republicans in Washington are scheduled to hold a vote Wednesday on removing Cheney as the third-ranking Republican in the House of Representatives, where the party is the minority. Kevin McCarthy, the chamber's top Republican who has sought to placate Trump, has cast her ouster from the party leadership as necessary to unify Republicans and reclaim control of the House in 2022.

Cheney is also in trouble in her home state of Wyoming, where Trump and Cheney both won with 70% of the vote in November.

The majority is furious with her vote to impeach Trump for allegedly inciting the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol and her repeated criticism of his claims the election was rigged, according to three dozen voters Reuters interviewed in conservative towns of Gillette and Douglas, more moderate Laramie and the state capitol of Cheyenne over five days this month.

Mike Gapter, owner of a bedding and hot tub store in Laramie, said the 2020 ballot was his final vote for Cheney. "She's proved herself unworthy," he said.

But an unlikely coalition of traditional Republicans, independents and Democrats -- about one third of the voters interviewed -- said they would likely vote for her, a floor of support system" rel="">support that could keep her hopes alive for re-election.

It is too early for opinion polls about the primary. Wyoming law allows residents of any affiliation to vote in the Republican primary if they switch their registration on election day, potentially helping Cheney.

Cheney, 54, who has not said whether she will run for a fourth term, also could prove to be a formidable target. She raised $1.54 million in the first quarter, her best fundraising quarter since she was elected in 2016.

In pushing to oust her, House Republicans made clear they see their fortunes tied to Trump and his fervent supporters. But his influence could alienate the independent, suburban and women voters need to take back control of the House, said Alex Conant, a former campaign aide to Republican Senator Marco Rubio of Florida.

"House Republicans want to be associated with Trump, and they're taking a risk that it might turn off some independent voters," Conant said.

'PROBLEM FOR EVERYBODY'

Trump remains by far the most popular figure in the Republican Party; but polls show voters are split over what to do with critics like Cheney, while a sizeable minority of Republicans appear ready to move on from him.

In a May 7-10 Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll, six out of 10 Republicans said their party would be stronger "when it embraces supporters and critics of Donald Trump," while four in 10 think it better that the party "purges leaders who are critical" of him.

The poll also found that three in 10 Republicans are interested in "joining a conservative political party that is run by former Republican leaders who have been critical of Donald Trump.”

Barbara Comstock, a former Republican congresswoman who lost her suburban Virginia seat in 2018 amid a surge of anti-Trump sentiment, said that ousting Cheney could prove dangerous for Republican incumbents from deeply conservative districts too, who could see their fealty to Trump challenged by an energized crop of Trump-inspired primary candidates.

“What they’re going to open the door to is a situation where nobody’s Trumpy enough,” she said. “It’s a problem for everybody.”

Asked about the intraparty fight over Cheney and its impact on House races, Tom Emmer, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said he is "solely focused on retaking the majority." "House Republicans are united in that effort," he said.

'VERY LOYAL PEOPLE'

Sparsely populated Wyoming is one of the most conservative states in the country, where Republicans outnumber Democrats by more than 3 to 1.

In her first run for Congress in 2016, Cheney beat a crowded Republican primary field with about 40% of the vote – although fewer than 90,000 people voted in total. She received more than 70% of the vote in successive primaries and has won general elections just as easily.

Cheney declined an interview request. While she has yet to announce her plans, six Republicans have already announced they will run against her.

Anger toward Cheney was evident at a coffee shop called "The Local" in Gillette, a town of 32,000 people and at the center of the Powder River Basin, whose mines produce about 40 percent of the coal output in the United States.

All five men at a table in the back of The Local said they could not support system" rel="">support Cheney after she went against Trump.

"We are very loyal people here," said Paul Roberts, 47. "We didn't elect her to vote her conscience."

If she decides tor run, Cheney could potentially outperform a fragmented field of challengers - although Trump had recently said he would endorse a candidate soon. There is also a history of Democrats in the state of switching sides in primaries to help defeat more conservative candidates, political observers say, including in 2018 to bolster Republican Governor Mark Gordon.

Jenasie Kendall, a 23-year-old independent who works at a wine shop in Cheyenne, said she would consider registering as a Republican to help Cheney win.

"I respect what she is trying to do, 100 percent," said Kendall.

Brendan Buck, once a top aide to former House Speaker Paul Ryan, was less sanguine about her future.

“This is a Republican Party that reflects the base, and it’s a base that wants what Donald Trump is selling."

 

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Hate to break it to you......she is down and out......

 

Chaney is now the golden child for Pelosi & Co....

And that will never fly in Wyoming.....    CL

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9 minutes ago, Shabibilicious said:

After her leadership ouster, Liz Cheney claims she will do everything she can to prevent Trump being reelected....making Trump a major factor in the discussion, for those unaware.

 

 

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There goes her career......

 

 

 

 

 

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BIMBO ALERT 

 

She is still a member of Congress though.....as opposed to Trump just being a member of his country club.  So, she's got that going for her.  B)  As far as her being a "BIMBO", I can't say.....though she is a member of the GOP, sooooo....

 

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She is still a member of Congress though.....as opposed to Trump just being a member of his country club.  So, she's got that going for her.  B)  As far as her being a "BIMBO", I can't say.....though she is a member of the GOP, sooooo....

 

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He still has more money , power and influence than you or Liz could ever dream of .....soooooo

she means nothing politically from this day forward . 

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House Republican Leader McCarthy: No one 'questioning the legitimacy' of 2020 election

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Dareh Gregorian
Wed, May 12, 2021, 2:58 PM
 
 

Hours after Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted from her Republican leadership position for rebuking former President Donald Trump's ongoing claim that the election was "stolen" from him, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters, "I don’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."

"I think that is all over with," McCarthy, R-Calif., said at the White House, where he was meeting with President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about Biden's infrastructure plans.

"We're sitting here with the president today, so from that point of view I don’t think that’s a problem,” McCarthy said.

 

The remarks seemed at odds with the battle being waged within his House Republican caucus, which includes members who have continued to echo Trump's false claims that widespread fraud was committed during the 2020 election.

Earlier in the day, House Republicans voted to remove Cheney from her No. 3 position in caucus leadership for repeatedly rebuking Trump's claims that the election was "rigged."

“We cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy. Down that path lies our destruction, and potentially the destruction of our country,” Cheney, R-Wyo., told her colleagues ahead of the vote, according to a source in the room.

Her removal was supported by McCarthy, who'd previously backed her during a bid in February to push her out. McCarthy is supporting Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., a staunch Trump supporter, to succeed Cheney as House GOP conference chair. Stefanik signed on to a lawsuit aimed at overturning the election results and has repeatedly questioned some of the election results.

McCarthy made the comments about Republicans not questioning the legitimacy of the election after NBC News' Kristen Welker asked whether elevating a member of House leadership who questioned the election results would complicate his efforts to work with the president.

Trump, who celebrated Cheney's ouster in a scathing statement Wednesday, has released more than 20 statements falsely claiming that the election was "rigged" or "stolen" and that he "won by a landslide," among other assertions, in the past six weeks. This week, Trump compared the election to the theft of "diamonds" that needed to be returned.

Those claims have helped lead to a bizarre election audit that's currently underway in Arizona, where state Republicans have hired private companies to check ballots with UV lights and special cameras to look for bamboo in them. They've also led to Republican legislatures passing a number of restrictive voting laws that they claim are aimed at making election more secure, despite there being no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

 

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House Republican Leader McCarthy: No one 'questioning the legitimacy' of 2020 election

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Dareh Gregorian
Wed, May 12, 2021, 2:58 PM
 
 

Hours after Rep. Liz Cheney was ousted from her Republican leadership position for rebuking former President Donald Trump's ongoing claim that the election was "stolen" from him, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told reporters, "I don’t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election."

"I think that is all over with," McCarthy, R-Calif., said at the White House, where he was meeting with President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell about Biden's infrastructure plans.

"We're sitting here with the president today, so from that point of view I don’t think that’s a problem,” McCarthy said.

 

The remarks seemed at odds with the battle being waged within his House Republican caucus, which includes members who have continued to echo Trump's false claims that widespread fraud was committed during the 2020 election.

Earlier in the day, House Republicans voted to remove Cheney from her No. 3 position in caucus leadership for repeatedly rebuking Trump's claims that the election was "rigged."

“We cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy. Down that path lies our destruction, and potentially the destruction of our country,” Cheney, R-Wyo., told her colleagues ahead of the vote, according to a source in the room.

Her removal was supported by McCarthy, who'd previously backed her during a bid in February to push her out. McCarthy is supporting Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., a staunch Trump supporter, to succeed Cheney as House GOP conference chair. Stefanik signed on to a lawsuit aimed at overturning the election results and has repeatedly questioned some of the election results.

McCarthy made the comments about Republicans not questioning the legitimacy of the election after NBC News' Kristen Welker asked whether elevating a member of House leadership who questioned the election results would complicate his efforts to work with the president.

Trump, who celebrated Cheney's ouster in a scathing statement Wednesday, has released more than 20 statements falsely claiming that the election was "rigged" or "stolen" and that he "won by a landslide," among other assertions, in the past six weeks. This week, Trump compared the election to the theft of "diamonds" that needed to be returned.

Those claims have helped lead to a bizarre election audit that's currently underway in Arizona, where state Republicans have hired private companies to check ballots with UV lights and special cameras to look for bamboo in them. They've also led to Republican legislatures passing a number of restrictive voting laws that they claim are aimed at making election more secure, despite there being no evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.

 

https://news.yahoo.com/house-republican-leader-mccarthy-no-185840146.html

 

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What no oust him out comments from our radical right friends yet?🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️
 

oh that’s right give McCarthy 24 hours he will say he never said it 

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She is still a member of Congress though.....as opposed to Trump just being a member of his country club.  So, she's got that going for her.  B)  As far as her being a "BIMBO", I can't say.....though she is a member of the GOP, sooooo....

 

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Yep, the GOP is full of BIMBOS, of both sexes. :rolleyes:

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Liz Cheney Ousted From Leadership Post By House Republicans

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021 - 04:20 PM
 

House Republicans voted to oust Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) as conference chair in a Wednesday morning vote, following months of brewing friction over her constant criticisms of former President Trump, according to Axios, citing two sources in the room. The decision was made by voice vote - which means there will be no accounting for who voted her out, or who wanted her to stay. According to The Hill's sources, "it was an overwhelming vote against Cheney."

 

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The move to remove the #3 House Republican over her anti-Trump views "reflects the influence the former president still retains over the GOP," per the report, which adds that it's the most significant turning point in an internal party feud which essentially cements Trump as leader of the party - for now.

 

In response, Cheney said she vows to "do everything I can" to block Trump's re-election.

 

"I have tremendous affection and admiration for many of you in this room. I know we all came to Washington to do important work for the nation," Cheney said at the beginning of Wednesday's conference meeting, according to a source familiar with the remarks. "We cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy. Down that path lies our destruction, and potentially the destruction of our country."

 

"If you want leaders who will enable and spread his destructive lies, I’m not your person, you have plenty of others to choose from. That will be their legacy," Cheney added.

 

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said Tuesday night that: "The problem is you can't have a Republican conference chair who continually recites Democrat talking points," adding "You can't have a Republican conference chair who takes positions that 90 percent of the party oppose."

 

Around 30 minutes before the GOP meeting, Trump weighed in - accusing her of promoting unnecessary wars and spewing "major Democrat talking point(s)."

 

"The Republicans in the House of Representatives have a great opportunity today to rid themselves of a poor leader, a major Democrat talking point, a warmonger, and a person with absolutely no personality or heart," said Trump in a brief statement.

 

Cheney, meanwhile, has been dying on the hill of the January 6th Capitol riot - saying in a Tuesday night speech on the House floor that she won't stop speaking out against Trump for trying to cast doubt on the 2020 election.

"Today, we face a threat America has never seen before. A former president who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was stolen from him. He risks inciting further violence. ..." she said on Tuesday," adding "Remaining silent and ignoring the lie emboldens the liar. I will not participate in that." 

 

"I will not sit back and watch in silence while others lead our party down a path that abandons the rule of law and joins the former president's crusade to undermine our democracy."

More via Axios:

How we got here: Republicans have been unhappy with Cheney ever since she sided against Trump in his baseless claims of election fraud. She was one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach the former president for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

  • In February, the GOP conference voted 145-61 in a secret ballot to fend off the first bid to oust Cheney from leadership.
  • House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy supported Cheney at the time and said she "got a resounding shot in the arm" with the vote, insisting that it showed the party was "united."
  • Since then, Cheney has continued to criticize Trump, who has re-emerged publicly after his election loss and tightened his grip over the Republican Party.

Earlier this month, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) came out publicly in favor of replacing Cheney with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.). Trump soon followed his suit with his own endorsement.

  • Though McCarthy said publicly the House GOP had "no concern" about Cheney's vote to impeach Trump, he was caught on a hot mic saying he's "lost confidence" in her and "she's got real problems."
  • On Sunday, McCarthy made his position public and officially endorsed Stefanik to replace Cheney, telling Fox News that the GOP needs to be "united" with a conference chair who will consistently deliver the party's message.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is expected to replace Cheney as the chair of the House Republican Conference - a move endorsed on Sunday by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. 

 

"She’s done as a member of leadership. I don’t understand what she’s doing," one former House GOP lawmaker told The Hill of Cheney's ongoing attacks on former President Trump. "It’s like political self-immolation. You can’t cancel Trump from the Republican Party; all she’s done is cancel herself."

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