On Wednesday, former GOP conference chair and Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney said that she sees her “re-election bid as a referendum on the future of the Republican Party.”
Cheney made her comments during an interview with the Wall Street Journal’s “Women, Power and Equity” event.
ICYMI – Rep. Liz Cheney (R., Wyo.) said at a WSJ event that she sees her re-election bid as a referendum on the future of the Republican Party.
— Paul Cogan (@PaulCogan) May 26, 2021
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Cheney: 2022 ‘Very Important In Terms Of The Future Of The Party’
Cheney said that voters are “potentially facing a choice between what she sees as traditional conservative values and loyalty to former President Donald Trump.”
She acknowledged that 2022 midterm election was going to be difficult for her, after she was booted from House Republican leadership earlier this month for repeatedly criticizing former President Donald Trump for his statements on the 2020 election.
Mrs. Cheney said the she “anticipates it’s going to be a hard-fought race.” She now also says openly she regrets ever supporting and voting for Trump.
“I really do think it’s one that will be a moment where the people of Wyoming can demonstrate to the country our commitment to the Constitution,” she said during her interview.
Cheney believes the 2022 election will be “very important in terms of the future of the party and the future of our republic.”
Cheney has at least four primary opponents so far – though she has outraised them all to this point.
Rep. Liz Cheney is interviewed Wednesday afternoon at The Wall Street Journal’s Women, Power and Equity event https://t.co/4c1biXV6bA
— Nell Henderson (@CNell_Henderson) May 26, 2021
Cheney Said She Refused To ‘Perpetuate The Lie’ That Trump Won The Election
Cheney was one of the ten Republicans who voted to impeach Trump during his second impeachment.
The Wyoming Republican said, “It became very clear that staying in leadership would require me to perpetuate the lie about the last election, perpetuate the big lie, perpetuate things that are dangerous.”
Wall Street Journal interviewing Liz Cheney for its “Women, Power, and Equity” event. https://t.co/nXhtjdkG5x pic.twitter.com/WpGLGNTVrA
— Richard Hanania (@RichardHanania) May 26, 2021
Polls Not Looking Good For Cheney
She told the WSJ that “she hoped Republicans would begin to rally around traditional conservative policy issues like military spending” instead of Trump in the future.
A Club for Growth PAC poll showed earlier this month Cheney with a net negative image, with an unfavorable rating at 65 percent with a net rating of -36 percent.
52 percent also said they would rather vote for her opponent, no matter who it is.
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