Liz Cheney Battles Negative Memes And Her Own Party In Tuesday's Primary Election

Congresswoman Liz Cheney, arguably the most prominent anti-Trump figure in the Republican Party, is running for re-election in a Wyoming primary today and her chances reportedly don’t look good. Polls show her trailing her opponent, Harriet Hageman, and essentially every major figure in her party has joined in dunking on her on social media today.

Cheney’s name and the phrase “She’s gone” trended as figures like House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy expressed confidence that she would soon be out of office. Colleagues like Lauren Boebert also teased Cheney online, and pro-Trump memers joined in, a number of them comparing her appearance to Miss Piggy from The Muppets.

Cheney’s candidacy has been framed as a referendum on the work of the January 6th Committee. The daughter of an establishment political dynasty running in deep-red Wyoming has placed her opposition to the former President and the historic events carried out by his supporters at the center of her campaign, pinning a tweet about the insurrection to her Twitter profile.

Adam Kinzinger, the only other Republican who joined her on the January 6th Committee, declined to run for re-election. This stands in stark contrast to people such as McCarthy, who have embraced Trump in hopes of improving their position in the party.

Many praised her for standing up for her values, surrendering her powerful position in House Republican leadership and likely her congressional seat to run the investigation.

Many joked about how Cheney (and others like her) are politically homeless, caught between a Republican party that has become all about Trump and a Democratic party that would never welcome them.

Cheney’s perceived determination to go down fighting has attracted a lot of attention, however, and it’s likely even if she loses that this won’t be the last we see of her.