Liz Cheney Campaigns For And With Harris
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RIPON, WI (REUTERS) – Former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said former President Donald Trump is not fit to lead the U.S., urging voters to put country over party as they campaigned together on October 3.
Cheney and her father Dick Cheney, who was vice president under George W. Bush and is still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War, are staunch conservatives and two of the most prominent Republicans to have endorsed Harris against Trump.
Both have sharply criticized Trump, the Republican nominee, calling his refusal to accept his 2020 election loss and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifying.
“I was a Republican even before Donald Trump started spray tanning,” Cheney joked at the event in Wisconsin, describing herself as a Ronald Reagan conservative. “I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,” she said, her first vote ever for a Democrat.
Cheney’s comments could help Harris as she tries to court Republican and centrist voters in what polls show to be a very tight race with Trump.
To win, Harris needs to win over Republicans and independents wary of him without alienating her base, particularly in states like Wisconsin that can swing toward Republican or Democrat and are likely to decide the election.
“Our republic faces a threat unlike any we have faced before,” Cheney said, pointing to Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
“What January 6th shows us,” Cheney said, “is that there is not an ounce, not an ounce, of compassion in Donald Trump. He is petty, he is vindictive and he is cruel. And Donald Trump is not fit to lead this good and great nation.”
A day earlier, a judge unsealed a 165-page court filing outlining federal prosecutors’ case against Trump for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and obstruction.
Cheney said she and Harris may disagree on some things but they are bound together by their duty to the Constitution. Harris will be a president “who will defend the rule of law,” Cheney said.
Harris has adopted a center-to-right-leaning stance on several issues, including her staunch support for Israel, a border policy tough on migrants and an all-of-the-above energy strategy to keep fuel costs low.
Kathy Rubino, 74, a retired nurse practitioner and an independent at the Wisconsin event, said she plans to vote for Harris and praised Cheney.
The event was held in Ripon, Wisconsin at a one-room schoolhouse significant to the Republican party: it was the site of meetings that led to the party’s formation in 1854 and is referred to as the party’s birthplace.
FreePerson
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Liz Cheney was okay when her father used “W”s father’s Supreme Court to win 2000 election. Remember that drama lasted for a while and the Democrat Al Gore got robbed of Presidency and “W” became the President.
Have to say it was a good Presidency for 8 years. “W” was peoples guy and was popular to win the 2nd term.
Liz Cheney seems happy as long as her guys won the election, but she should at least acknowledge that drama! It was the beginning of Trump saga in 2020.
October 4, 2024VIJAY
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Liz Cheney has shown tremendous courage and decency to endorse Kamala Harris. I respect her and like her a lot.
October 5, 2024Anantha
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Just a woman with no common sense or political know how
October 5, 2024