Liz Cheney’s loss may be the second worst for a House incumbent in sixty years.
“Cheney’s loss is one of the biggest on record for a House incumbent and is part of a pattern this primary season pointing to former President Donald Trump’s strength within the Republican Party.
Cheney’s defeat appears to be the second worst for a House incumbent in the last 60 years, when you look at races featuring only one incumbent. As of Wednesday afternoon, she trailed Hageman by 37.4 points, which is just worse than California Rep. Marty Martinez’s loss by 37.2 points to fellow Democrat Hilda Solis in a 2000 blanket primary.
Assuming the Wyoming result margin stands, South Carolina Republican Bob Inglis would then be the only House incumbent in the last 60 years to lose by a wider margin than Cheney. He lost by 41 points in a 2010 primary runoff to Trey Gowdy.
The Inglis comparison to Cheney’s loss is notable for two reasons.
The first is that Inglis’ lopsided defeat occurred in a runoff, with only about 77,000 people voting. That was down from the about 87,000 who voted in the first round for the upstate South Carolina seat and far less than the roughly 217,000 who voted in the fall election in that district.
Cheney can’t blame low turnout for her historic defeat. About 170,000 votes have been counted in Wyoming as of Wednesday afternoon. That’s not too far off from the approximately 201,000 Wyomingites who voted in the last midterm general election. Cheney’s loss was no fluke”. -Harry Enten, MSN
Liz Cheney’s net worth increased from $7 million to $44 million during her six years in public service as a member of Congress.
For whatever reason, she says she is thinking about running for president following her resounding primary defeat.
“Liz Cheney should be ashamed of herself – now she can finally disappear”. -Donald J. Trump
Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s 2022 endorsement record has grown to 209-17 (93%).
Despite the media claims that his political base has moved on from him, Donald Trump is still seemingly the only way forward for the Republican Party on the national level.