BREAKING Moments after losing the fight of her political life, Republican LizCheney appeared on stage, declaring that the battle had just begun. | US correspondent FarrahTomazin
: Moments after losing the fight of her political life, Republican Liz Cheney – the vice president of the committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol – appeared on stage, declaring that the battle had just begun.Republican Liz Cheney after her primary election loss in Jackson, Wyoming.“The primary is over; now the real work begins,” she told her supporters after losing her seat in Wyoming, in one of the most anticipated primary races of the year.
The result makes Cheney the most high-profile casualty of the House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, in a move that altered their political careers. Of the 10 who did so, four chose not to contest their seats ; three others lost their primary races to Trump-endorsed candidates, and only two advanced to the general midterm elections in November.
In the final stretch of her campaign, she was rarely seen around Wyoming due to fears for her safety, and in an act of desperation – or necessity – urged Democrats and independents to register as Republicans so they could vote for her in this primary race.She also got her father to feature in an ad, staring into the camera wearing a cowboy hat to declare Trump a “coward” and “a threat to the republic”.
Until then, the high-profile Republican will continue to play a starring role in the Capitol hearings, where she has meticulously revealed the lengths Trump took to remain in power.
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