Prominent US Republican Liz Cheney plans to vote for Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the presidential election in November. “As a conservative, as someone who believes in the Constitution and cares about it, I have thought carefully. And because of the danger posed by Donald Trump, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, I will vote for Kamala Harris,” the 58-year-old said at an event at Duke University in North Carolina, as seen on videos. Cheney has been a major critic of former Republican US President Trump for several years.
Cheney reminds of importance of swing states
“I don’t think we have the luxury of putting other candidates’ names on the ballot, especially in the swing states,” said the Republican. In doing so, she made clear her position that simply not voting for Trump is not enough to prevent him. While most of the 50 states are firmly Republican or Democratic, a few are politically hotly contested. They are called swing states.
In addition to Pennsylvania, close races are also expected in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin. They are considered to be decisive in the election – here every vote counts. In the presidential election on November 5, the Democrat Harris will run against her Republican opponent Trump. Polls predict a neck-and-neck race.
Cheney became an outsider in the party
Liz Cheney is the daughter of former US Vice President Dick Cheney. The arch-conservative politician is considered the loudest Trump critic among the Republicans. She paid a high price for this. She lost her leadership role within the party and eventually her seat in the House of Representatives. She played a leading role in the committee investigating the attack on the US Capitol and repeatedly warned that Trump posed a threat to democracy. Cheney only openly opposed Trump after the Capitol attack. Before that, she largely supported his policies.
It was expected that Cheney would position herself for the election in these days. During the Democratic Party convention in Chicago in August, there were also rumors that the Republican might appear there. But she ultimately did not. Her party colleague Adam Kinzinger, who was the only Republican member of the Capitol Committee besides Cheney, did give a speech in Chicago.
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