Then isn't there a solid conservative to challenge him who isn't a carpetbagger?
So she's a carpetbagger? Big deal!
Carpetbagging occurs all the time. In 1984, Rep. Bob Dornan (R-Calif.) moved to Orange County, Calif. after his Santa Monica, Calif.-based district was gerrymandered. And the voters elected him to Congress, where he served for more than a decade.
Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.), who for years represented a Long Beach, Calif.-based district, moved to Northern California and won a seat in Congress--as did Tom McClintock, who represented a Los Angeles-area legislative district before moving 400 miles to the north, where he successfully won a seat in Congress.
Well, there are, but they figured they would run when Enzi indicates he isn’t about to run again.
Cheney is choosing this moment to run to make sure the solid conservatives we have here, ready to run for Enzi’s seat, are kept out of the race. What allows her to do this is the neo-con money that will follow her into the state’s election process. Senate races in Wyoming are low-budget affairs compared to races on the coasts.