Poll: Liz Cheney Underwater with Wyoming Voters
5 May 2021
The majority of voters in Wyoming are looking to replace Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) in the next election as Republican leadership seeks to oust her from her leadership position as well.
Cheney is currently in serious trouble as a new poll from Club for Growth PAC shows the congresswoman with a negative net image.
The Republican’s unfavorables currently sit at more than twice her favorable numbers among Wyoming Republican primary voters. Cheney’s unfavorable rating currently stands at 65 percent with a net image of -36 percent.
The poll shows the majority of Republican primary voters in Wyoming are committed to replacing the Congresswoman no matter which Republican runs against her.
Conservative Republicans might want to be careful what they wish for. Following Liz Cheneyâs recent dustup with Donald Trump, where she publicly excoriated his views on the 2020 election results, Republican leaders appear poised to push her out of her position as House Republican Conference Chair and hand that post to Elise Stefanik.
Combine House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthyâs âaccidentalâ hot mic comments with House Minority Whip Steve Scaliseâs endorsement of New Yorkâs Stefanik for conference chair and it looks like the writing is on the wall for Cheney, the lone representative from Wyoming. A spokesman for Scalise said, âHouse Republicans need to be solely focused on taking back the House in 2022 and fighting against Speaker [Nancy] Pelosi and President [Joe] Bidenâs radial socialist agenda, and Elise Stefanik is strongly committed to doing that, which is why Whip Scalise has pledged to support her for conference chair.â
Rep. Elise Stefanik stands as she’s acknowledged by President Trump following his first impeachment trial. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
House Republicans are expected to remove Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) from her leadership position, punishing the reliably conservative lawmaker for her continued criticism of former President Donald Trump.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is the clear favorite to replace Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican. Trump, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) endorsed Stefanik Wednesday, all but ensuring her victory in an upcoming leadership vote that could take place as soon as next week.
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Former President Trump and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise are backing Rep. Elise Stefanik to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as chair of the House Republican Conference. And in a new op-ed, Rep. Cheney says the GOP is at a turning point . The panel discusses.May 6, 2021
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FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2019 file photo, House Republican Conference chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., with House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., at right, talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) May 06, 2021 - 2:30 PM
WASHINGTON - Rep. Elise Stefanik stated her case Thursday for replacing Rep. Liz Cheney as the No. 3 House Republican leader, implicitly lambasting Cheney s battles with former President Donald Trump by saying, âWe are one team and that means working with the president.
The remarks by Stefanik, R-N.Y., a one-time moderate who s evolved into an ardent Trump champion, came as Cheney seems likely to be tossed from her leadership post next week. Cheney, R-Wyo., has repeatedly rejected Trump s false insistence that he lost the 2020 election because of widespread fraud, and has blamed him for inflaming followers who assaulted the Capitol on Jan. 6.