Liz Cheney abandons Senate bid, citing family health issues

WaPo ^ | 1/6/14 | Karen Tumulty and Sean Sullivan

[Baynative]

Five months after shaking Wyoming Republican politics by launching an audacious bid to unseat the state’s senior senator, Liz Cheney on Monday called an abrupt end to her chaotic campaign, citing unspecified “serious health issues” that have arisen in her family.

The announcement by the ­eldest daughter of former vice president Richard B. Cheney caught her fellow Republicans by surprise, just as her decision to enter the race had in July.

[Baynative]

Her campaign had not gained much political traction, but it had strained long-standing political loyalties in a state her father had represented in Congress for a decade and had exposed tensions among the Cheneys over the issue of same-sex marriage.

It also reflected some of the crosscurrents that are buffeting the Republican Party, where unexpected primary challenges from the right have antagonized red-state incumbents who were considered safe.

[thackney]

Breaking news was more appropriate the first five times it was posted on FR, over the last two days.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=cheney

[Da Coyote]

There are d*mned few Republicans that I’ll ever vote for.

Methinks I’d have voted for her.

As for the majority of the GOP...die, die, die....

die....die....die....die...die.................

As for dim-bulb-crats....die badly, die badly, suffer, die badly, die badly............

[CincyRichieRich]

BS

Blackmail or threatened.

Also, not noticed was the Tea Party candidate who was to challenge sell-out-traitor Ohio Gov Kasich, also cited other reasons not to challenge him. Recall that Kasich expanded 0bamacare/Medicaid in Ohio.

[ansel12]

and had exposed tensions among the Cheneys over the issue of same-sex marriage.

That was fake and staged, Liz Cheney supports the gay movement, and gay marriage.

They were trying to move the Senate left and replace the leading female conservative voice (Palin), with a social liberal rino version.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Bagger? or Muncher?

[ansel12]

? What?

[ansel12]

? What?

[laplata]

Liz Cheney is a big time GOPe.

[Vigilanteman]

I'm not sure she was/is GOPe. But Enzi is a pretty solid conservative. Albeit one who could use a little more fire in the belly.

I'd rather spread our meager resources on hunting real RINOs . . . like Mitch McConnell.

[laplata]

I’d rather spread our meager resources on hunting real RINOs . . . like Mitch McConnell.

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Excellent point.

And we need to keep Enzi’s feet to the fire. He’s a lot mor conservative than Liz Cheney would be.

[Fedupwithit]

To paraphrase Howie Carr

'Liz Cheney gives up on Senate bid due to health issues....the voters were sick of her..'

[Rappini]

I have to believe that Dick yanked his Daughter out of the race because she had TP support.

[RockyTx]

no more Bush or Cheney.

[heye2monn]

As Jesse Jackson said, stay outa da Bushes!

[Nervous Tick]

>> primary challenges from the right

Cheney was not challenging from the right.