Rep Liz Cheney Appeals To Democrats In Republican Primary

Republican House Rep Liz Cheney (R-WY) has made a last minute appeal to Wyoming Democrats to temporarily switch allegiance to cast a vote for her in Tuesday's Wyoming Republican primary election.

• Cheney released a campaign ad today calling for a broad coalition of Republicans, independents, and Democrats to mobilise and push her through a primary race to continue to hold former President Donald Trump to account.
• Cheyney says in the ad, "the lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious... It is a door Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans to abandon their principles, to sacrifice their freedom, to justify violence, to ignore the rulings of our courts and the rule of law."
• The ad can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiHEi0SsqNQ&t=123s
• Cheney's website has instructions for Democrats wishing to change affiliation to cast their vote for her: "You may also change your party affiliation at your polling place on the day of the primary or general election..."
• Earlier this week, Democratic Reps Dean Phillips (MN) and Tom Malinowski (NJ) took to twitter to urge Wyoming Democrats to switch allegiance in order to vote for Cheney.
• Malinowski said:. "Wyoming Democrats can put country over party too, by registering to vote for her in the Republican primary. I hope you do."
• The latest polling from Wyoming's Casper Start-Tribune showed Cheney trailing Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman 52% to 30%.
• Cheney is the most high-profile Republican in the House of Representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump and sits as Vice Chair of the January 6 Committee investigating Trump's role in the unrest on Capitol Hill.