Liz Cheney Prepares for Next Act in GOP Where Trump Holds Sway

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Wyoming representative says she is ‘thinking’ about 2024 bid

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Primary voters hit the polls on Tuesday in Wyoming and Alaska

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Voters say Cheney was too focused on Trump

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Former President Donald Trump and his loyalists took a victory lap on Tuesday night after it was declared that congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming lost to Republican nominee and Trump-endorsed challenger Harriet Hageman.

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As her congressional career suffered an unexpected halt, Ms Cheney vowed that she would do whatever it takes to stop Mr Trump from reaching the White House again.

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Wyoming has more than 215,000 registered Republicans compared to just 36,000 registered Democrats, according to data from the secretary of state's office.

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The roots of Cheney's loss were planted long before Tuesday's primary.

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The state's GOP, with no real competition from Democrats, has divided into two factions, with a more moderate establishment wing butting heads with a more conservative faction that has increasingly wrested away control.

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Cheney had coasted to reelection since then, largely because she had not broken with conservatives on major issues.

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