Did opposition to Liz Cheney boost far-right candidates in Wyoming?

trib.com ^ | 8/26/22

[cotton1706]

The line snaked out from the Central Wyoming Fairgrounds Industrial Building and down the road outside. Voters stood in the warming August sun, waiting for an opportunity to cast their ballots Tuesday in Wyoming’s most discussed primary election in memory.

In a state dominated by Republicans, primaries take on additional significance. Still, it was unusual — in fact, historic — to have so many people lined up to vote.

Many of those voters were clear about what motivated them to show up. They were there to cast out Rep. Liz Cheney.

They succeeded. Cheney lost by nearly 40 points to Harriet Hageman, a natural resources attorney backed by former President Donald Trump. But the record turnout — more than 182,000 ballots cast, according to the Secretary of State’s Office — did more than oust Wyoming’s congresswoman. Results from Tuesday’s election show that it also benefited other Trump-minded candidates down the ballot as well.

While there was much discussion ahead of the election about how Democrats might cross over and influence the vote, it was the thousands of motivated Republicans that might have made the biggest difference.

“There were a substantial number of Republican voters who turned out in this primary, and I’m not talking about the crossover vote, I’m talking about Republicans who don’t vote in primaries and only vote in generals,” said longtime Wyoming political operative Bill Cubin, who supported Hageman’s campaign. “They voted in the primary this time because they wanted to get rid of Liz Cheney. You had a bunch of Republicans in the Trump, anti-establishment mindset who voted against anyone else they thought might be like Liz Cheney.”

[cotton1706]

They are ESPECIALLY pissed that Chuck Gray defeated their preferred pantywaist for Secretary of State (see below stories)

[cotton1706]

https://www.wyomingnews.com/opinion/guest_column/drake-a-gray-day-dawns-for-wyoming-s-future-elections/article_991f3c48-24a5-11ed-8539-4bad3b0924b9.html

https://www.newsweek.com/chuck-gray-wyoming-limit-secretary-state-election-role-1737141

https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/secretary-of-state-halts-unusual-effort-to-put-candidate-on-ballot-against-gray/article_e6da5c56-2301-11ed-9f0c-f3c15828ac4e.html

https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/republicans-search-for-independent-candidate-to-challenge-gray/article_be3354fa-23d4-11ed-9fbc-13b8f4d779b5.html

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/08/25/nathan-winters-says-no-chance-hell-run-for-secretary-of-state-urges-unity-in-gop/

[mikelets456]

Pease....PLEASE explain what “far right” means? Are all those that take an oath to the Constitution “far right” the same oath that all politicians take?

Please explain because the term “far right” is affiliated with Europe, not USA’s political system.

[cotton1706]

“PLEASE explain what “far right” means?”

“Far right” means “not our preferred pantywaist”

[Gene Eric]

So it’s now “far right” to be a normal American.

[oblomov]

According to the left:

“far right” = professing conservative ideas wasn’t a ruse to trick right-wing bigots; the winner actually believes these things

[Candor7]

Did opposition to Liz Cheney boost far-right candidates in Wyoming?>>>>>>>>>>

WTF? The title alone relegates this article to a load of crock.

Lets adjust it:

Did conservative opposition to far-left Liz Cheney boost Conservative candidates in Wyoming?

[1Old Pro]

So it’s now “far right” to be a normal American.

Yes, and people who stand for our national anthem are "ultra maga".

[skeeter]

“Far right” = not progressive

[Vigilanteman]

“far right” means those Neanderthals who actually think the government should govern according to the rules laid out in the constitution as it is written rather than it is twisted into the current fashionable views of some far left judge.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Still, it was unusual — in fact, historic — to have so many people lined up to vote.”

Just wait until November. It’s going to be that way all across America. People are sick to death of Socialist Democrats and their Liberty-killing ‘policies.’

[PghBaldy]

"cast out Rep. Liz Cheney"

[cuban leaf]

Far right means what center used to mean.

[escapefromboston]

Trump and Trump-like republicans aren’t “far right”.

[Dr. Sivana]

Perkins is not a moderate by any stretch, but he has voted against some hard-line bills on social issues, such as a measure in the past legislative session that sought to ban transgender woman and girls from participating in sports that match their gender identity.

Not long ago, nobody allowed men playing dress-up to compete in women's sports as women. Now you can ensure these males can take over and still be considered by lefty newspapers as "not moderate by any stretch [but conservative]".

[Pollard]

Far-right politics, also referred to as the extreme right or right-wing extremism, are politics further on the right of the left–right political spectrum than the standard political right, particularly in terms of being authoritarian and ultra-nationalist, as well as having nativist ideologies and tendencies. Historically used to describe the experiences of Fascism, Nazism, and Falangism, far-right politics now include neo-fascism, neo-Nazism, the Third Position, the alt-right, racial supremacism, and other ideologies or organizations that feature aspects of authoritarian, ultra-nationalist, chauvinist, xenophobic, theocratic, racist, homophobic, transphobic, and/or reactionary views. - wikipedia

[hellinahandcart]

This is a Wyoming paper, and they’re acting like the election results are such a headscratcher.

[JCM]

It does seem that if you believe in ‘NORMAL’ you are far right.

Marriage is 1 man and 1 woman for life.
Life begins at conception.
Family equals Dad, Mom, and kids.
Genders are two: male and female determined by birth. (XX and XY)

That now defines the far right.

[Magnum44]

Hey Liz,

[gloryblaze]

Actually, Liz Cheney isn’t far left at all. She just has that one overwhelming blind spot.