{"id":2116122,"date":"2023-12-05T10:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-says-shes-weighing-third-party-presidential-run\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T10:16:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:16:08","slug":"liz-cheney-says-shes-weighing-third-party-presidential-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liz-cheney-says-shes-weighing-third-party-presidential-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Liz Cheney considers third-party presidential bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliz-cheney-says-shes-weighing-third-party-presidential-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116122&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Former U.S. Representative Liz \u2063Cheney Considers Third-Party White House Bid in 2024<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Outspoken\u2063 critic of former president Donald Trump \u200dand co-chair of the congressional\u200c probe of \u200dthe \u2064Jan.\u200b 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, Liz Cheney, is contemplating\u2064 a third-party run for the White House \u2062in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a series of media interviews, Cheney\u200c revealed her potential plans to run for president next year either as a third-party conservative candidate or \u2064as part\u2062 of a bipartisan \u200bticket that includes \u200bboth a Republican and a Democrat. She emphasized\u200d the threat Trump poses to democracy and the United\u200d States.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We face\u200b threats that \u200bcould be existential to the United States, and we need a candidate who is going\u2064 to be able to deal with and address and confront\u200c all of those challenges,&#8221; Cheney told the <em>Washington\u200c Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheney intends to \u2062make her decision in the coming months. Despite losing her reelection bid in 2020 due to pro-Trump sentiment within\u200c her party, the 57-year-old politician, who served as the top Republican on the House committee investigating the Jan. 6\u2064 Capitol attack, remains focused\u2064 on the former president. \u200dShe echoes President Biden&#8217;s concerns that \u200banother Trump presidency would endanger American democratic institutions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I happen to think democracy is at risk at \u200bhome, \u2064obviously, \u200das\u2063 a result of Donald\u2063 Trump\u2019s\u200b continued grip on the Republican Party, \u2062and I think democracy \u2063is at risk internationally as well,&#8221; she \u2064expressed \u2062to the <em>Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cheney reiterated these sentiments in interviews with USA Today and\u200d MSNBC, coinciding with the release of her memoir, <em>Oath and Honor: a Memoir and\u200c a Warning<\/em>. Despite her political setbacks, Cheney, the daughter of former vice president Dick\u2064 Cheney, maintains\u2062 strong ties within the Republican Party and has\u200d amassed a substantial network \u2062of donors.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump remains the\u2062 frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he faces indictments in multiple state\u2063 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorism-homicide-prosecutors-brought-in-to-try-capitol-riot-defendants-for-crimes-like-trespassing\/\" title=\"Terrorism, Homicide Prosecutors Brought In To Try Capitol Riot Defendants For Crimes Like Trespassing\">federal criminal cases<\/a>, including one in \u2062Washington related \u200bto his efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump denies any wrongdoing and has vowed retaliation against\u200b those \u2063he perceives \u200cas \u200dhaving wronged him if reelected. Representatives for his campaign did not respond \u2063to requests\u200c for comment.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by \u2064Doina Chiacu and Jonathan Oatis<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063What concerns does Cheney share with \u2063like-minded Republicans and potentially even Democrats about the\u2064 future of the Republican\u2063 Party and the \u200ccountry\u2062 as a whole?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cUdes like-minded Republicans and\u200d potentially even Democrats who\u2063 share her concerns about the\u200c future\u200d of the\u2064 Republican Party\u200b and the\u2064 country as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney, who represents Wyoming&#8217;s at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosis-majority-crumbles-longtime-vermont-rep-peter-welch-abandons-house-for-senate-bid\/\" title=\"Pelosi\u2019s Majority Crumbles: Longtime Vermont Rep. Peter Welch Abandons House for Senate Bid\">-large congressional district<\/a>, has been a\u2064 vocal critic of both the Trump administration \u200dand the \u200cRepublican \u2062Party&#8217;s response \u2063to his divisive and controversial \u2063presidency. Her decision to support \u2062the impeachment of \u2063Trump \u2062after the Jan. 6 attack on\u200d the\u200c Capitol further put\u200b her at odds with many within her own\u200b party.<\/p>\n<p>Her potential bid\u200d for the White House comes at a time when the Republican Party\u2064 is at a crossroads, grappling with its identity and future direction. Many\u200b Republicans remain staunch \u2062supporters of Trump and his policies, while others, like Cheney, believe that the\u2062 party needs to move\u2062 away from the former president&#8217;s influence and embrace \u2064a more traditional conservative approach.<\/p>\n<p>Cheney&#8217;s consideration of a third-party\u2062 bid speaks to her dissatisfaction with the current state of the Republican Party. She has expressed concerns about the party&#8217;s\u200c embrace of\u2062 conspiracy theories\u2063 and\u200d misinformation,\u2064 as well as its \u2064failure to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-mccarthy-calls-out-bidens-lack-of-bipartisanship\/\" title=\"Rep. McCarthy calls out Biden\u2019s lack of bipartisanship\">address pressing issues<\/a> such as climate change and fiscal responsibility.\u2063 She\u2062 believes that a third-party \u2062candidacy \u200dcould provide \u2063an alternative for voters who feel disillusioned with\u2062 both\u200c the Republican and Democratic parties.<\/p>\n<p>However, launching a successful third-party bid for the White House is no easy\u2063 feat. The American political\u2063 system is largely \u2062dominated by the two major \u200bparties, and third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-road-to-re-election-bid-just-got-rougher-after-another-left-winger-announces-run\/\" title=\"Biden's re-election bid faces new challenges as another left-winger joins the race.\">-party candidates face significant challenges<\/a> in terms of fundraising, media coverage, and ballot access.\u2062 History has shown\u2064 that third-party candidates have rarely been able to\u200d garner enough \u200dsupport to win \u2062the \u200bpresidency.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Cheney&#8217;s\u2062 potential bid \u2063could further fracture an already divided Republican Party. \u200bThe party&#8217;s base remains largely\u200c loyal\u2063 to Trump, and\u200c Cheney&#8217;s criticism of him has made her a target for \u2062conservative backlash. While there\u2063 may\u200b be\u200c a\u200b segment of the population that aligns with Cheney&#8217;s conservative principles and views \u2062her as a principled defender \u2062of democracy, it remains to be seen whether she can build\u2063 a\u200c broad enough coalition to compete on a national\u200c scale.<\/p>\n<p>A potential bipartisan ticket, on the other hand, \u2062could offer Cheney a more\u2064 viable path to the White House. By \u2062partnering with like-minded Republicans and even\u2063 Democrats who share her concerns\u2063 about the state \u2063of democracy and the future of the country, \u2064she could tap into a broader \u200dcoalition of voters \u200cwho\u200b are seeking a more pragmatic and inclusive approach to \u2063governance.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless\u2063 of \u2062the path she \u2062chooses, Cheney&#8217;s potential \u200ccandidacy for \u2063the\u200d White House\u2064 is sure to\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-meghan-celebrity-royal-reportedly-in-running-for-feinsteins-seat-crazier-things-have-happened\/\" title=\"Senator Meghan, a celebrity royal, is reportedly being considered for Feinstein's seat. It's not the craziest idea.\">generate significant\u200b attention<\/a> and controversy. Her vocal criticism of Trump and her unwavering commitment \u200dto conservative principles have made her\u2062 a prominent figure within \u2063the Republican \u2064Party and \u2062a symbol of the ongoing\u2062 battle \u200bfor the soul of the party.<\/p>\n<p>As Cheney weighs \u2064her\u2064 options and considers the potential\u2063 impact \u200cof her decision, one thing is certain: her\u200c potential run for\u2063 president will continue to keep her in the national spotlight and shape the future of\u200d the Republican Party. Whether\u200b she ultimately decides to run as \u200ca third-party candidate or\u2063 part of a bipartisan ticket, her bid will\u2063 be\u2063 closely watched and debated as she seeks \u2063to redefine \u200dthe\u200d future of conservative \u200bpolitics in America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican former U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, known for her criticism of Donald Trump and leading the investigation into the Capitol attack, is contemplating a third-party presidential campaign in 2024. Cheney expressed her interest in media interviews, revealing her potential bid for the White House next year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":2116123,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116122\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}