The Devastating Effects of Liz Cheney's Ouster on the GOP Continue
By Bonchie | May 22, 2021 2:30 PM ET
With Liz Cheney booted from Congressional leadership, she’s faded a bit from the spotlight, though, I’m sure she’ll make the rounds again this Sunday. After all, backslapping with Chuck Todd is kind of her thing now.
Regardless, after the vote to remove her as chair of the House Republican Caucus went down, the doomsday predictions flowed in. The GOP was supposed to be further marginalized, having “bent the knee to Trump” (even though the vote itself clearly wasn’t a referendum on Cheney’s opinion of Trump), and that was supposed to show up at the ballot box.
For evidence of those hot takes (see Republicans’ Overthrow of Cheney Risks Worsening Their Headaches and The GOP Hands Democrats the Formula to Keep the House Majority).
Well, I regret to inform you that the devastating effects of Liz Cheney’s Ouster on the GOP continue apace.
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The mayoral race in Anchorage, AK, is over, and Republicans have flipped the office from blue to red. Yes, even in Alaska, the major urban center leans Democrat. Remember, we were assured that there would be down-ballot consequences for the GOP “embracing Trump” and ousting Cheney. When do those consequences show up?
