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Teton, Laramie County GOP Reject Anti-Cheney Resolution
Resolutions proposing that U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s Republican Party affiliation be rescinded have been rejected by Republican parties in Laramie and Teton counties.
Resolutions proposing that U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s Republican Party affiliation be rescinded have been rejected by Republican parties in Laramie and Teton counties.
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By Ellen Fike and Jim Angell, Cowboy State Daily
Resolutions proposing that U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s Republican Party affiliation be rescinded have been rejected by Republican parties in Laramie and Teton counties.
In actions running contrary to what has been seen in eight other counties, members of both the Laramie and Teton county parties this week rejected the resolutions presented as an expression of displeasure with Cheney’s votes against former President Donald Trump.
“The discussion as I was understanding it was people recognized we all make mistakes,” said Mary Martin, chairwoman of the Teton County GOP. “And Liz may have made a huge mistake, but we don’t have the mechanism to withdraw or recall her. She is our duly elected representative whether we like it or not.”
Cheney has been roundly criticized in Wyoming since she voted to impeach Trump on allegations he encouraged attendees at a rally to invade the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. She is also serving on a House committee looking into the invasion.
The Wyoming Republican Party voted in February to censure Cheney for her impeachment vote and in the last several weeks, eight county Republican parties have said Cheney’s affiliation as a Republican should be rescinded.
The resolutions have no power and Cheney cannot be stripped of her Republican affiliation.
However, when the same resolutions came to Republicans in Teton and Laramie counties, they were rejected according to the party chairwomen.
“The discussion on the motion was brief,” said Dani Olsen, chairwoman of the Laramie County Republican Party. “With the vote, there was a resounding vote against the resolution, so it failed to be adopted.”
Olsen said she did not know why members of the Laramie County party cast a “resounding” vote against the resolution, but Martin said in Teton County, members seemed to think that Cheney’s good work for conservative causes outweighed the mistake she may have made by aligning herself against Trump.
“I think we have a considerable group that is happy with Liz,” she said. “They feel she’s done a lot to help the conservative cause outside of this battle she’s taken up on Jan. 6.”
In addition, many felt that if people are unhappy with Cheney, they should simply vote against her in 2022, Martin said.
“If you’re unhappy with her, don’t vote for her,” she said. “Whether we like it or not, she’s been voted in and she’s the representative we have.”
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mike duncan
September 16, 2021 at 8:49 am
Ms Cheney is a child of the swamp–no more –no less. What did you expect her to do when she got in office?????????
Thomas Jones
September 16, 2021 at 9:00 am
With repubs like these, who needs dems? (R)s & (D)s – one big happy uniparty (with a few exceptions) with a cup of kabuki theater thrown in to fool the ignorant.
Fred Osborn
September 17, 2021 at 9:12 am
Wyoming sure enough has plenty of “ignorant” sheep.
Mitch Smith
September 16, 2021 at 12:53 pm
She needs to back home to Virginia……Spoiled swamp child isn’t Wyoming, and does NOT have Wyoming in her heart! Family matters should not come into play against Trump
LAURA STROUT
September 16, 2021 at 1:10 pm
I voted for her the last two times i won’t make that mistake again. She has affiliated herself with Pelosi, Romney and liberal views that is totally against our conservative state. Her awful attack against The True president is just one example stating that the election wasn’t fraudulent when all of the evidence is there should be a huge red flag. And now we are dealing with a feeble guy that is systematically destroying our country. Although I truly believe he is a puppet.
Ezra Petersen
September 16, 2021 at 3:17 pm
Trump lost the election because he couldn’t shut up. An old chewed up sock puppet is president because of Trump. He’s damaged the Republican Party more than anyone. The claim to be real conservatives are loosing ground share everyday over dumb stuff like gay marriage and marijuana. Let that stuff go unless you want to keep going farther left. What did Cheney do so bad other than make angry Trump, the loser of an election by his own fault, do? She’s all but guaranteed re election with Bouchard still running his mouth and some random guy from Gillette in it. Laramie and Teton counties are the only growing ones I. This increasingly desolate state. Who cares if party officials from po dunk Carbon and Lincoln do t like her ? Those counties are irrelevant
Fred Osborn
September 17, 2021 at 9:13 am
Right on.
Debbie Davis
September 18, 2021 at 10:25 am
Spoken like a true liberal/leftist!! So just because some counties have less people, their voice doesn’t count huh? YOU are what’s wrong with this state/country!! Laura Strout, I agree with you 100%! I voted for Cheney the 1st time, I will never vote for the RINO again! Not just because she stabbed Trump in the back, she’s been a wolf in sheep’s clothing since the beginning! In the end, GOD is in control. The Bible says in the end times, good will be evil, and evil will be good. Very evident with the current administration! God help us!