Former Rep. Liz Cheney mentioned that voters, particularly in swing states, can’t afford to jot down in a unique identify, which is she is voting for Kamala Harris.
Cheney mentioned whereas talking at Duke College:
As a result of we’re right here in North Carolina, I believe it’s, it’s crucially necessary for, for folks to acknowledge not solely is what I simply mentioned in regards to the hazard that Trump poses, one thing that ought to forestall folks from voting for him, however I don’t imagine that we now have the luxurious of writing in candidates names, notably in swing states.
And as a conservative, as somebody who believes in and cares in regards to the Structure, I’ve thought deeply about this. And due to the hazard that Donald Trump is, not solely am I not voting for Donald Trump, however I might be voting for Kamala Harris.
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Liz Cheney endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris at Duke College@newsobserver pic.twitter.com/taoMYNQ6d1
— Emma Cline (@emmacline_) September 4, 2024
What makes Liz Cheney’s endorsement so impactful is that Cheney didn’t vote for Trump, however she additionally didn’t endorse Joe Biden. In 2024, Liz Cheney has taken the step of not simply making the case towards Trump, however she can also be driving the purpose residence that one of the simplest ways to cease Trump is non-MAGA America to unify and vote for Vice President Harris.
It was simply 20 years in the past when Liz Cheney’s dad, then vice chairman Dick Cheney, was considered my many on the left as warfare felony for mendacity the nation into the invasion of Iraq.
These days quaint in comparison with the home menace posed to the nation by Donald Trump and his ambition to finish democracy.
There might be loads of time for Liz Cheney to return to being a Republican and attempting to rebuild what’s left of her occasion, however for proper now, it’s an all fingers on deck second for America to return collectively to cease Donald Trump.
Awards and Skilled Memberships
Member of the Society of Skilled Journalists and The American Political Science Affiliation
