Former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney formally endorsed Vice President Harris in the Oval Office last week, leaving the Republican Party to run on the Democratic ticket in the key battleground state of Wisconsin.
Fox News Digital traveled to Casper, Wyoming over the weekend to talk to voters about their thoughts on the upcoming election and Cheney's decision to ignore the Republican presidential nominee this term in favor of Harris. Voters in the Cowboy State overwhelmingly recommended supporting Cheney, with some slamming her as a “traitor” and “traitor.”
“I'm not impressed by that at all,” Clark Johnson told Fox News Digital when asked about her thoughts on Cheney, who campaigned with Harris in Wisconsin last week.
“I think it's ridiculous. I think she's a traitor to the country,” Gunner Berg, also from Wyoming, said of the campaign.
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Gunnar Berg spoke to Fox News Digital about the election. (Derek Schock, FOX News Digital)
Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has been a vocal critic of former President Trump, putting her at odds with Republicans and former voters who overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 and 2020 elections. . Wyoming is expected to vote red again this election.
The majority of voters Casper spoke to on Fox Digital said they were not fans of Cheney and were unlikely to run for office in Wyoming again because of her politics.
“I've never been a fan, and I'm sure the tables have turned over there,” Dillon Sigman said, adding that he doesn't believe Cheney can run again in Wyoming.
Wyoming voter “Ralph” spoke to Fox News Digital about the election and former Rep. Liz Cheney. (Derek Schock, FOX News Digital)
“Liz Cheney, who was originally from Wyoming, moved to Connecticut, then returned to Wyoming and sat in cowboy blue jeans and a cowboy rodeo belt buckle, completely flipped out and became a turncoat. “I think Liz is going to go full Democratic and go down the path of DEI inclusion and all the other dysfunction that's going on in government,” she said, calling herself “Ralph.” said a man from Wyoming.
“The View” co-hosts praised former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) for supporting Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Harris. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
“I support her decision to campaign for whoever she chooses, but I don't think she represents the people of Wyoming,” Alicia Kelch told Fox Digital. “The majority of people I know do not support Kamala Harris or her campaign.”
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Kelch said Cheney is unlikely to be re-elected in Wyoming if she pursues such a path, noting that many who voted for her in the first place “wanted her to be president and not hold her true identity.” “Once I realized what his intentions were, I gave up,” he added. ”
Alicia Kelch speaks with FOX News Digital in Casper, Wyoming. (Derek Schock, FOX News Digital)
In an interview, Chuck Kucera added that Cheney is a “traitor” and quipped that Harris' campaign events are “probably a good place for her.”
John Shelton said there is “no way” Cheney could run again in Wyoming and that he would not vote for her “even if she is the last person on the ballot.”
One Wyoming resident told Fox Digital that Cheney teaming up with Harris is not a “nuisance” and doesn't see it as a problem, but added, “Most Wyoming residents support Cheney with Harris. I did not agree to do so.”
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Two Wyoming residents told FOX News Digital they support the Cheney-Harris teaming up, with Jennifer Dillinger calling it “really great.”
Wyoming resident Jennifer Dellinger told Fox News Digital. (Derek Schock, FOX News Digital)
“It's amazing that you have someone who is extremely conservative and a lifelong Republican who is not particular about a particular party and supports the Constitution and the country,” Dellinger said, adding that Cheney is a key figure in Wyoming politics. He added that it was unlikely that he would make a successful comeback. The state is “too conservative.”
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Another woman, Randy Chepke, said she was “excited that Liz Cheney is supporting Kamala Harris,” claiming that Cheney is “putting our country before her own party.”
Chepke added that Cheney's endorsement of Harris will “absolutely” encourage some Republican voters to vote for Harris next month.
“I think she's a die-hard conservative and she's making her case about why she thinks it's important to put democracy first. And frankly, democracy is a breadwinner. It's much more important than the price of a loaf or a loaf of gas.''At this point in our lives, a gallon of gas is,'' Chepke said.
Liz Cheney, Republican, Wyoming. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite/File)
Cheney joined Harris on Thursday in Ripon, Wisconsin, which calls itself the birthplace of the Republican Party, to formally endorse her as a presidential candidate.
“I've never voted for a Democrat, but this year I'm proudly voting for Vice President Kamala Harris,” Cheney told the audience. “As a conservative, a patriot, a mother, and someone who respects the Constitution, I am honored to join her in this urgent cause.”
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Harris praised Cheney as a leader who is “a true patriot who puts country over party and himself before himself.”
Signal Mountain is seen from Oxbow Bend Lookout on the Snake River in Jackson Lake, Wyoming. (George Rose/Getty Images/File)
Cheney was the third-most powerful Republican in Congress from 2019 to 2021, but fell within the party after launching repeated attacks on Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. As a rising star, we are beginning to see signs of its decline.
“What's important is to recognize that a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to prevent them from fulfilling their constitutional duties,” Cheney said after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. ” he said.
“There's no question that the president assembled the mob. The president incited the mob, the president addressed the mob. This is not America.”
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Vice President Harris campaigns with former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in Ripon, Wisconsin, on October 3, 2024. (Fox News – Paul Steinhauser)
Cheney went on to vote to impeach Trump on charges of incitement of insurrection, served on the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack to investigate the protests, and launched several attacks leveled against Trump earlier this year. continues.
“I want you to stand for the truth. To reject the depravity and brutality of Donald Trump,” Cheney told Harris supporters in Wisconsin last week.
President Trump, on the other hand, accused Cheney of being a “low IQ war hawk” who suffers from “severe Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Former President Trump addresses the crowd at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024. (Matthew McDermott, Fox News Digital)
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Cheney lost the 2022 Republican presidential primary in Wyoming to Harriet Hageman, a candidate backed by Trump. Although she has not announced that she will run for political office again, Cheney has fueled speculation since leaving the House that she may one day run for president.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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