Posted on 08/29/2022 9:32:25 AM PDT by conservative98
As the sun set in Wyoming, U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney described her blowout loss as the beginning of a more consequential step in her political career. She summoned Abraham Lincoln, who lost elections for the House and Senate and still went on to become one of the nation's most accomplished presidents.
But in the days since, would-be supporters in key states have openly expressed skepticism about a Cheney presidential run, even one solely designed to block Donald Trump's return to the White House.
In fact, Republican voters and local officials in three of the states that matter most in presidential politics — Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina — believe the soon-to-be-unemployed congresswoman has little path to relevancy in a 2024 presidential primary, never mind a path to victory. Some sympathizers fear she would actually help Trump if she runs.
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“Not one person is talking about Liz Cheney,” Bartlett said. “I don’t think she knows what she’s doing."
Nationally, around 7 in 10 Republicans continue to support Trump. That number may have jumped in the days after the FBI executed a search warrant at his Florida estate, though critics note that Trump's multiple legal entanglements could ultimately damage his standing. Cheney, meanwhile, is lumped near the bottom with Pompeo and Haley, among others, in early public polling.
Voters tend to agree with the political professionals.
Claire Potter wore a Cheney T-shirt on a recent trip to Conway, New Hampshire, to “express my admiration as a Democrat” for the position she has taken against Trump. Potter, a history professor at The New School in New York, also donated $25 to the Cheney campaign.
Just don't expect her to vote for Cheney in 2024.
“I don’t hope that she runs for president," Potter said.
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If she runs as an independent, she will hurt the democrat candidate taking some: democrat, independent and TDS RINO votes the democrat would have received. Virtually NONE of the people who would vote for Liz as an independent, would have voted for Trump in any case.
Please clap...
Liz who?
Gone Girl
She can do an anti-Trump podcast I suppose. Not sure if she’ll get any guests, but she can give speeches.
Is she thinking of teaming up with El Puta Politico O’Rourke for the duo candidates for the laughing stock of 2024?
I’m not sure who you refer to as Ms Piggy (unless it is actually Ms Piggy), but if cheney were to run against an avocado, the green-colored candidate would get my vote.
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