Wyoming voters unhappy with Cheney and Jan. 6 commitee
Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-WY) role on the January 6 committee is sparking heavy resentment from voters in her home state far from Washington, D.C.
At the Frontier Days rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyoming, CNN interviewed the congresswoman’s constituents about their thoughts on Cheney’s recent conduct. Cheney, the vice chair of the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot, has gained quite a few enemies in the GOP through her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump and her vote to impeach him.
“Are you planning to vote for Liz Cheney?” CNN’s Randi Kaye asked Wyoming voter Sharon Tuggle, who responded, “Hell no.”
“She’s done us dirty,” Tuggle said, confirming to Kaye that Cheney lost her vote because of her part on the January 6th committee. “Look at how she’s done Trump.”
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“She is supposed to be supporting him,” added Tuggle. “She is a Republican, for crying out loud.”
“Personally, I think she’s had three too many,” another voter told Kaye, asked if Cheney should run for another term.
Another voter interviewed by CNN shared that she finds Cheney’s work on the “January 6th committee just repulsive.”
“It’s all a hoax. It’s all propaganda. It has nothing to do with anything. It’s a witch hunt,” said Wyoming voter Andrew Kahler.
“She says she’s defending what’s important to people here in Wyoming, upholding the rule of law and defending the constitution,” Kaye suggested to Wyoming voter Brett Kupec.
“If that was the rule of law, why doesn’t he have a defense team in that courtroom?” Kupec responded. “That ain’t a rule of law. That’s a kangaroo court. That’s not the Wyoming way.”
Another voter described Cheney as “an embarrassment.”
Voters also said Cheney is out of touch with the people of Wyoming, overly focused on the committee and dealing with Trump.
“She doesn’t know what her constituents want here anymore because she’s lost touch with the values of the people,” one male voter said.
“I don’t feel like she supports her people here in Wyoming anymore,” another woman added. “The things that she’s voting for don’t really reflect what the people here in Wyoming feel.”
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Cheney has a very different view of the events of January 6 than most votes in Wyoming. She is trailing by double digits in this year's election to Harriet Hageman who has been endorsed by Trump.
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This is so beautiful that I almost cried. It's also why I find even her horrific polls to be overstating her level of support in my former state of Wyoming, a beautiful place whose wonderful people she clearly disdains.
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