“That’s A Price I’m Willing To Pay”: Wyoming’s Rep. Liz Cheney Emphasizes Role In Jan. 6 Investigation And Expected Loss Ahead Of Tuesday’s Primary

Forward of Wyoming’s major election on Tuesday, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) launched her remaining marketing campaign advert video, which sounds extra like a concession speech. Cheney’s numbers have been trailing within the polls, seemingly a symptom of her unrelenting pursuit of former president Donald Trump within the January 6 hearings.

The incumbent has been in workplace since 2016, and she or he has served as the only Home consultant from Wyoming. A ballot from Thursday exhibits Cheney with 28% assist from voters, whereas 57% assist rival Harriet Hageman.

Her remaining marketing campaign advert focuses on lies circulating for the reason that 2020 election and the significance of upholding American democracy, considerably harking back to her stance within the January 6 hearings. “America can’t stay free if we abandon the reality,” Cheney stated. “The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious, it preys on those that love their nation, it’s a door Donald Trump opened to govern People to desert their rules, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to disregard the rulings of our courts and the rule of regulation.”

The New York Instances identified that Trump received 70% of the vote in Wyoming within the 2020 election. Regardless of this, Cheney has left no room for doubt in her condemnation of the previous president’s inaction through the Capitol assault within the January 6 investigation, and was one in every of solely 10 Home Republicans who voted to question Trump a second time. Consequently, Trump has made defeating Cheney a prime precedence for any and all politicians wanting his coveted alt-right endorsement.

“If the price of standing up for the Structure is dropping the Home seat, then that’s a value I’m keen to pay,” Cheney stated earlier this month.