Liz Cheney Mulls Run for President

[applegrove]

Liz Cheney Mulls Run for President

July 3, 2022 at 8:34 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 29 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/07/03/liz-cheney-mulls-run-for-president/

"SNIP.......

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) acknowledged the possibility of a presidential run in 2024 in an interview with ABC News, but said she hasn’t “made a decision about that yet.”

Playbook: “You would expect last week to have been dominated by President Joe Biden. The Supreme Court set back the liberal policy agenda by decades — on abortion, gun control, the separation of church and state and climate change — while the Jan. 6 committee presented its most compelling evidence that Donald Trump may be criminally responsible for the attack on the Capitol.”

“But it was Cheney rather than Biden who emerged as the face of the opposition to Trumpism.”

......SNIP"


Applegrove: Trump beat a slate of Republicans because he was the only Trump. He won the nomination with a minority of support much of 2016. Cheney could run as the only non Trump clone and beat the slate. I don't want her to win. But it is possible. Then Trump red meat voters would stay home.

[elleng]

1. I've 'mulled' that for a while, before the current mess.

[AZProgressive]

2. Pass

[Generic Other]

3. She's not my first choice

but still she doggedly stands by her beliefs. They just aren't mine.

[Retrograde]

30. Not my first, second, third, or

20 millionth choice. She's still a Republican, and I don't vote for Republicans.

[Generic Other]

32. I was being polite to her

20 millionth? hahahaha.

[madaboutharry]

4. She might run as an independent and ruin it for Trump or

a Mini-Trump. That would be an interesting show to watch.

[Harker]

8. That's a beautiful thought...

though I'm still hopeful that DOJ ruins it for Trumpsky.

[Emile]

39. +1. Great idea!

[PTWB]

5. Maybe she will run and a write in / independent spoiler if Trump gets the nomination

[bucolic_frolic]

6. Voters won't like her policy specifics

And MAGA wouldn't move a muscle to elect her. She'll be missing 40% of Republicans ... that's (28 million). She might get 10% of Democrats. So she's 20 million short of what Trump totaled ... How will she reach 82 million or thereabouts?

[applegrove]

7. Oh she's not going to win the Presidency.

[Captain Zero]

31. If she runs it will be first to STOP TRUMP from nomination

She's waiting to see if she thinks she needs to do that.

imho

[uponit7771]

36. +1,

[yardwork]

9. Saw that coming.

[PortTack]

10. I really resent the comment about who dominated things last week!

President Biden everyday, every hour works tirelessly for our nation. He deserves the credit, but seldom gets it. Mainly because he never needs the lime light to do his best work.

History will show President Biden as one of the best ever!
Screw the media and their shity comments!

[JI7]

12. It's just like the media to use it to attack Biden instead of focusing on Trump's behavior

which they keep treating as normal

[PortTack]

21. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

And why I don’t watch…not even msnbc!

[uponit7771]

37. +1,

[RussBLib]

11. imagine a Trump/Cheney debate

...that could be fun to watch

[Solomon]

24. Now that I would pay to see.

[rubbersole]

40. "You're a puppet"

[Thomas Hurt]

13. She might as well. Her supposed neighbors and friends in Wyoming have the pitchforks and torches out

She won't have a seat shortly.

[budkin]

14. I'm hoping she'd do it to help Democrats

GO LIZ!

[Patterson]

15. Save your money.

[emulatorloo]

16. She will never win the nomination but the primary debates could get interesting

[Mr.Bill]

25. Trump won't debate her. n/t

[dhol82]

17. Nope. Not gonna happen.

[mucifer]

18. She just might hate the repub party enough to do this for spite. She won't

win . But, she could destroy their chances on purpose.

[aeromanKC]

19. Great news!!

No MAGAt will vote for her!!

[Norbert]

20. If she runs as a 3rd party candidate I would welcome it.

Maybe it will sink DeSantis or tRump's ass.

[applegrove]

22. Does she hate DeSantis too?

[DemocraticPatriot]

23. Rep. Liz Cheney has stated that she would "do anything" to prevent

Trump from occupying the Oval Office 'ever again'....


If he becomes a candidate, her best chance to accomplish that is to launch an independent candidacy, with the support of the GOP "never Trumpers"-- (and likely a bit of Democratic party contributor money coming her way).

I think she's smart enough to realize that she would not stand any chance running against him in the Republican primaries-- it would be a futile gesture-- but bringing a significant split of the right in the general election, would be the best chance of preventing Trump from being elected again in 2024.


Maybe Kunzinger will also run, and they could "cover both bases" between them-- one in the GOP primaries, and one as an independent in the general election...

[kentuck]

26. What is a realistic alternative?

I hate to think where the J6 Committee would be right now if Liz Cheney was not on it and leading. I am certain it would have been shredded and discredited by now. These are going to be the hardest political decisions of a lot of people's lives, in my opinion.

[roamer65]

27. No.

Fuck that noise.

[Raine]

28. 🙄 I figured she had some ulterior motive. nt

[WarGamer]

29. cool... I'm mulling a run for the 2028 US Olympic Team...

The first 60 year old swimmer...

[Rstrstx]

33. Translation: If Garland doesn't have the spine to take him down I'll do it myself

This is literally Cheney’s “Trump card”, her mission in life is to see that Donald Trump never never ever gets near the White House again, and if all that work of the Jan6 committee doesn’t either result in charges or keep Trump from running then she is going to make damn well sure he doesn’t win by running as a spoiler.

[Vinca]

34. Someone needs to split the GOP vote up somehow, otherwise I fear ex-Dear Leader will return

and avenge all his grievances until his last breath.

[uponit7771]

38. +1,

[Novara]

35. It isn't just the right that she would split

There are a lot of low-information voters on the Dem side who think she's a hero for her work on the committee.

That's the danger. Her policy platform is EVERYTHING we stand against. But she would attract a not insignificant amount of Dem support just for her work on the committee.

That said, I can't see any challenger to the orange motherfucker on their side who might even be close to successful. Not even DeSatan. The guy doesn't have a personality.

I am hoping that the orange motherfucker will be at least under indictment - or even convicted of sedition - before then. There's a LOT of time between now and the campaign season.

[Bettie]

42. Every politician who spends some time in the spotlight

thinks about running for president.

Maybe she will, but she probably won't. Most don't.

[msfiddlestix]

43. Count me in as "Unsurprised".. I thought as much on the first hearing.

She most likely wouldn't get the backing of the RNC, but she could run as an Independent...

I wouldn't count an Independant ticket out as a potential to win the support of conservative Dems and of course Independents, and possibly old school Conservative Republicans.

Her extreme views on Women's Rights along with Same Sex marriage, no tax for Corporations, Big Oil, her anti-Environmental policies she supports (and the list goes on and on) could just claim victory in a three way race.

I feel like we're going to be in for a very rough 2024 campaign. I hope I'm dead wrong.