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What鈥檚 next for Liz Cheney?
Linda Feldmann
Rep. Liz Cheney invoked Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and God in her听听Tuesday night. But it wasn鈥檛 a farewell. She was setting up her next act: to do whatever she can to prevent former President Donald Trump from staging a comeback.
Come January, the conservative Wyoming Republican will no longer be a member of Congress. Representative Cheney lost the primary big 鈥� 66% to 29% 鈥� to Trump pick Harriet Hageman, a stunning fall for a once-rising GOP star.
In the wee hours Wednesday, Ms. Cheney reorganized her election account, flush with $7 million, into a leadership political action committee called The Great Task 鈥撎�. Will she run for president, either as a Republican or an independent? She鈥檇 be a super long shot, but could use a campaign to promote her anti-Trump message. If she doesn鈥檛 run, she can use that money in other ways to argue vociferously against Mr. Trump, should he run again.
Ms. Cheney鈥檚 defeat represents Mr. Trump鈥檚 last and biggest victory in his effort to rid the House of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach him after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by his supporters at the Capitol. In all, four of the 10 lost in their primaries, two won, and four retired.
But even in the House, Ms. Cheney isn鈥檛 done with Mr. Trump. She鈥檚 the top Republican on the Jan. 6 committee, which will reconvene this fall with more hearings and a final report.
In Tuesday鈥檚 other primary state, Alaska, Trump-backed women aren鈥檛 faring as well. With counting still underway, Trump-endorsed Kelly Tshibaka slightly trails moderate GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski. Both will compete in the general election under the state鈥檚 new ranked-choice voting system. Alaska鈥檚 Trump-backed former governor, Sarah Palin 鈥� the GOP鈥檚 2008 vice presidential nominee 鈥� is running second in both the special election and November race to fill the state鈥檚 only House seat.
Coincidentally, Senator Murkowski and Ms. Cheney are both the daughters of听听. Ex-Vice President Dick Cheney, most notably, blasted Mr. Trump听.
Ms. Cheney is very much her father鈥檚 daughter, former Wyoming GOP Rep. Barbara Cubin听told me last year. And she knew Ms. Cheney wouldn鈥檛 change course.
鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 matter the cost,鈥� Ms. Cubin said. 鈥淪he鈥檒l fall on her sword to be right.鈥�
