Liz Cheney vs. Donald Trump wasn’t Wyoming’s most exciting story last week. There’s talk of a post-Trump coalition. Cheney and her right-leaning media cronies appear to want nothing whatsoever to do with it.
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Stephen Hayes, editor-in-chief of the Dispatch, joined Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) during her election campaign. Hayes reported those at dinner had no misconceptions about what would happen Tuesday; yet, the tone was upbeat.
Cheney talked at this luncheon about the road ahead, saying people who believe in freedom, the Constitution, and the nation will prevail.
In the piece written by Hayes and named “Choosing to Lose,” Hayes acts as a superfan for Cheney and her father. He is touched by the grand proclamations Cheney and her father made about bringing the Republican Party back to a time before erstwhile President Trump.
Hayes is not merely an observer who is present in order to make notes about the expansive sonnets coming from the Cheneys who have been exiled. He is there with them, whether the situation is favorable or not.
While the Bush elite and #NeverTrump media convened in Wyoming, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) held a retreat to mobilize against Cheney. Cheney’s main emphasis, the previous president, was absent.
Trump wasn’t there, but Elon Musk was. Musk allegedly discussed a way ahead, possibly without Trump, with Republican leaders and funders. Musk has criticized Trump and said he’d back Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he ran.
There were some interesting things happening in Wyoming last week that weren't about Cheney vs Trump. There is a possible post-Trump coalition forming, with or without Liz Cheney. My latest for @dcexaminer https://t.co/xe1HrFcu2Q
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) August 22, 2022
DeSantis hasn’t announced a national campaign, despite traversing the country for midterm candidates. This raises the possibility of a 2024 presidential run when he would face Trump.
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Trump is susceptible to the right because of his pandemic reaction. He welcomed Dr. Anthony Fauci and pushed school shutdowns in Georgia. Trump hasn’t faced a challenger with Musk’s star power and wealth.
No one has created right-wing divisions like DeSantis. GOP voters may potentially experience “Trump weariness.” If this happens, Trump might be replaced.
Liz Cheney to ABC on Cruz on Hawley: "In my view they both have made themselves unfit for future office."
Cheney on DeSantis: "DeSantis is somebody who is right now campaigning for election deniers, and I think that is something people have to have real pause about." pic.twitter.com/MyNwHT5rmg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 21, 2022
Cheney said she finds backing DeSantis difficult, which is a dilemma for her media allies. She reportedly claimed DeSantis’ alignment with Trump is highly hazardous. Cheney supported Trump in 2020, though.
If Cheney opposed DeSantis and a new GOP alliance of forward-thinking brains and contributors, her media allies would cry “#NeverDeSantis.”
That would undercut their entire purpose as they’ve called Trump a generational threat to the country and the law that must be stopped.
Rejecting a method to preserve MSNBC hits and new left audiences would show they never believed what they claimed about Trump.
The GOP will never return to the days of Dick Cheney and George W. Bush. Helping Democrats win ensures their followers won’t be asked to rebuild. A new course may be delighted to leave Trump and Cheney behind, including Cheney’s press allies.
