On Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) face their fate against Trump-backed primary challengers following their betrayals that led to the second impeachment and failed conviction of 45th President Donald Trump.
Breitbart News reports:
They hail from their states’ most prominent Republican families. They have been among the GOP’s sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the Jan. 6 insurrection, they supported his impeachment.
But for all their similarities, the political fortunes of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming are poised to diverge on Tuesday when they’re each on the ballot in closely watched primary elections.
Cheney faces daunting prospects in her effort to fend off the Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, increasingly looking at a life beyond Capitol Hill that could include a possible presidential campaign. Murkowski, however, is expected to advance from her primary and is already planning to compete in the November general election.
The anticipated outcomes at least partially stem from the nuanced politics of each state. Wyoming is a Republican stronghold, delivering Trump his strongest victory of any state in the 2020 campaign. Alaska, meanwhile, has a history of rewarding candidates with an independent streak.
Murkowski faces pro-Trump Republican Kelly Tshibaka, and Cheney faces pro-Trump Republican state legislator Harriet Hageman. In both races, it is expected to be a blowout loss for both the RINO congress members.