On Friday, the U.K.’s Daily Mail published the story that apparently prompted Bouchard to make the Facebook Live video. It cited “an unnamed Republican operative” who is “in the Donald Trump faction of the party.”
“We want this to be known about him because we need to clean the field,” the operative is quoted as saying. “Five other candidates in the primary are going to split the vote in a small place like Wyoming, and Cheney is going to waltz in again.”
Eight candidates have already announced they would challenge Cheney in the 2022 GOP primary. Most pundits suspect a large field benefits Cheney because the challengers could split the vote.
The Daily Mail story featured an interview with state Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils Tower. Bouchard used a significant part of his latest Facebook Live to criticize his colleague in the Senate.
“He’s one of the guys that supports the deep state,” Bouchard said in the video. “He doesn’t really work for you. Yeah, Ogden, I’m talking about you, buddy. Yeah, I don’t care if you’re gonna push at me. If you push at me, I’m going to fight back.”
Driskill did not hesitate to respond.
“If you’re an honest candidate, you deal with the facts in an honest fashion. And his entire video (Saturday night), the one he did to try to reply to the news source that found out what actually went on, was actually not owning up to what happened. They’re all excuses,” Driskill told the Star-Tribune.
“This isn’t a Romeo and Juliet story,” he continued. “This is an absolute true tragedy.”
Of course he should remain in the race.
Not to mention The Daily Mail is rubbish most of the time.
• 1984
• Him: 18
• Her: 14
• Events took place in Florida, not Wyoming (so you can’t blame it on a rural state)
• He marries the girl after the baby is born
• The marriage lasts 3 years
• She commits suicide not long after the divorce
Yea, he needs to go.
If he does get the nomination it will be the Alabama Roy Moore senate race all over again. The Democrat candidate might actually win the seat.
The Republicans don’t need conservatives (who have little chance of winning the general election) splitting the vote in the primaries and handing the nomination to Liz Cheney.
Truth is, Trump needs to step in and endorse a candidate. And do it soon enough to prevent any other candidate from getting up a head of steam, so it will be a one-on-one, Trump-candidate vs Cheney in the primary.
This creep comes ready with ammunition to be used against him, and the Cheney machine will definitely use it. It does not serve the conservative cause to have this loser running against Cheney, because Cheney will almost certainly beat him. Wyoming needs to find someone without the creep baggage.
This primary is going to be a circus, and Cheney will win easily. Then what?
So a Senior boffed a Freshman?
I don’t think that has ever happened before. /sarc
Despite her age, it probably wasn’t statutory rape - most states have a “Romeo and Juliette” law to prevent that sort of thing.
I guess the real question would be how he behaved towards the girl afterwards? Did he offer to marry her? Did he contribute towards the upkeep of the child?
He was picked by the RINO establishment to ensure Cheney wins in Wyoming. No way with this arrogant, shameless freak wins the Statewide primary.
He might be 100% agreeable in my thinking, however, I wouldn't want him running against a Dem, because they use DIRTY TRICKS to get elected. We need to get the best possible REPUBLICIAN ELECTED!!
Cheney's campaign staff would love to make ads featuring Bouchard's estranged son. He will be well compensated for saying that Bouchard got drunk and beat his mother on most nights.
No. Get out of the race now.
He won’t win.
Needs to get out.
Maybe he will get the hint
when a dead horse head
is on his driveway.