CHEYENNE, Wyo. — When former President Donald Trump announced in September 2021 that he was supporting Harriet Hageman in challenging Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) in the Aug. 16, 2022 Republican primary for Wyoming’s lone congressional seat, the three-term incumbent defiantly shot back: “Bring it.” Cheney fell into disfavor with the Republican party and her constituents—70…
Liz Cheney Loses Wyoming Primary to Trump Endorsee Harriet Hageman
Cheney’s Day of Reckoning in Wyoming’s Aug. 16 Primary Election
CASPER, Wyo.—Aug. 16, 2022, has been circled in bright red on former president Donald Trump’s calendar for nearly two years now. It’s the day he’s been waiting for—the day when Wyoming Republicans tell Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) what he told her during a May Casper rally: “Liz, you’re fired.” Despite a massive fundraising advantage in…
Wyoming Hageman-Cheney Clash Begins Stretch Sprint to Aug. 16 Ballot
CASPER, Wyo.—Wyoming’s Big Sky deserts, high plains, and glacier-gilded peaks are the backdrop for a mid-August showdown in a summer of discontent within the Republican Party. Former President Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen election are not on trial in crimson red Wyoming, where he won 69.9 percent of the vote in 2020,…
‘Fusion Voting’ Seen as Way to Break Polarized Partisan Paralysis
FORKED RIVER, N.J.—Founders of New Jersey’s fledging Moderate Party vowed to file a lawsuit seeking to lift the state’s century-old ban on “fusion voting” after their petition to place a candidate already endorsed by one of the two major parties also under their banner on November’s ballot was rejected in early June. That candidate, two-term…
Conservatives in Nine States Calling for Closed Primaries by 2024
Conservative leaders in Georgia and Ohio are spearheading calls for Republicans to close their state primaries and allow only voters registered with their parties to participate in inter-party preliminary elections. Atlanta Tea Party president Debbie Dooley and Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci both told The Epoch Times last week that Democrats are “weaponizing” cross-over…
Two Trump Targets Fall, Two Survive June 28 Primary Challenges
Two Republican congressional incumbents who incurred former President Donald Trump’s wrath were defeated, while two survived inter-party challenges in June 28 runoffs and primaries. Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.), who is being investigated for federal campaign violations, fell in a Republican runoff while a Trump-endorsed incumbent defeated Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) in their GOP primary. They…
Hochul Wins, Zeldin Leads in New York Gubernatorial Primaries
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who as lieutenant governor assumed office in Albany last August when Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign amid scandal, is one step closer to being the first woman ever elected as chief executive of the Empire State. The Buffalo native defeated moderate Long Island Congressional Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and…
Campaign Finance Allegations Shake Up Mississippi Republican’s Re-Election Bid
Rep. Steven Palazzo (R) has won the past six elections in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District, but recent campaign finance allegations may shake up his re-election bid, with four Republicans vying to oust him in the 2022 primary. In March last year, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) made public a report that suggested Palazzo…
Campaign Finance Allegations Shake Up Mississippi Republican’s Reelection Bid
Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo has won the past six elections in Mississippi’s Fourth Congressional District, but recent campaign finance allegations may shake up his reelection bid, with four Republicans vying to oust him in the 2022 primary. In March 2021, the nonpartisan Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) made public a report that suggested Palazzo “may…
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