In mid-January we wrote that House Cheney had exacted payback on House Trump, with Liz Cheney’s vote in favor of his impeachment. At that time I opined her action was personal and not a reflection of Wyoming opinion.
Today the Associated Press reports:
The Wyoming Republican Party voted overwhelmingly Saturday to censure U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney for voting to impeach President Donald Trump for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Only eight of the 74-member state GOP’s central committee stood to oppose censure in a vote that didn’t proceed to a formal count. The censure document accused Cheney of voting to impeach even though the U.S. House didn’t offer Trump “formal hearing or due process.”
By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, something like 89% voted for her censure. Pols haven’t forgotten in 2013 she threatened a primary challenge of popular Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY).
A month ago she chose to side with the Swamp; her future in DC is not as a WY elected representative. Our WY primary is in August of 2022, and many of us will vote to have someone else represent our party. It won’t surprise me if she chooses to pursue alternative career opportunities.
