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Liz Cheney Gets Horrible News From Top GOP Senator Just Weeks Before Primary

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A top GOP senator is writing Rep. Liz Cheney’s political obituary ahead of next month’s Republican primary, and interestingly, he just happens to be from her home state of Wyoming.

Sen. John Barrasso told Fox News on Sunday that Cheney’s likely to lose to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman because there are “not enough Democrats” to help her.

Barrasso gave his assessment on “Fox News Sunday” with host Mike Emanuel in regard to Cheney’s strong views about the events of January 6, 2021, and her role as co-chair of the House select committee chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to look into the incident. Republicans and other outside observers have decried the committee as overtly political and not really interested in finding the truth.

“Wyoming politics is very personal. It’s face-to-face. It’s town to town,” Barrasso said. “The travel that I have done around the state, I think she has a lot of work to do if she hopes to win the primary.”

Cheney stoked anger in her deep-red state that then-President Donald Trump won with 70 percent of the ballot after she voted with Democrats to impeach him following the Jan. 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol Building.

In her state, she has never recovered, according to surveys.

“There’s really not that many Democrats out there,” Barrasso told Emanuel. “Even the chairman of the Democratic Party said there are not enough Democrats to do that.”

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Last month, Cheney’s campaign sent mailers to Democrats in her state informing them about how they can switch parties to support her.

“How do I change my party affiliation to register as a Republican so I can vote for Liz?” the mailer says.

“To change your party affiliation or to declare a new affiliation, complete the Wyoming Voter Registration Application & Change Form and submit it to your county clerk’s office no later than 14 days before the primary election,” it adds.

“You may also change your party affiliation at your polling place on the day of the primary or general election, or when requesting an absentee ballot,” the mailer says, noting the GOP primary in Wyoming is Aug. 16.

Also, Democratic voters and liberals who had backed her for taking a stand against Trump turned on her quickly after she tweeted in praise of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last month to reverse the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling and send the issue of abortion back to the states where it had been since the country’s founding.

“I have always been strongly pro-life,” the representative said in a tweet. “Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court returns power to the states and the people of the states to address the issue of abortion under state law.”

Her liberal supporters, who apparently believed she had become one of them, did not appreciate her stance.

“Oh God. It was going so well, Liz,” Michael Seitzman said.

“Just when i started to admire u,” actress Rosie O’Donnell added.

“Some Democrats were literally saying only days ago they would support Liz Cheney for President. How far we have fallen. How transactional the world has become,” Don Winslow said.

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“Liz Cheney wants you to carry your rapists child to term. Liz Cheney does not care if you were raped by a family member. You will deliver that child. Your body is not yours. It belongs to the Republican party. See your ‘freedom’ and ‘democracy’ hero below,” he added.

“Just shows that being on the right side of one issue doesn’t make you a good person. She’s still a Cheney, ffs,” talk host Nicole Sandler noted.

To make matters worse for Cheney, she is way behind her GOP primary opponent, Harriet Hageman, who has been endorsed by Trump.

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“Just 28 percent of Wyoming Republican voters say they would cast a ballot to reelect Cheney in the 2022 midterms, according to a new poll from Fabrizio, Lee & Associates survey and consulting firm,” the Daily Mail reported earlier this month.

“The survey of 400 likely Republican primary voters in the deep red state shows that 56 percent would vote for Trump-backed candidate Harriet Hageman over the incumbent if the election were held today,” the report added.

That’s a 28-point deficit to Hageman, a deficit that is likely too steep a hill for Cheney’s reelection bid to successfully climb, according to most political observers.

Adding to Cheney’s troubles, even fewer Wyoming Republicans had a favorable view of her — only 26 percent, with 73 percent viewing her unfavorably.

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