Joint appearance
Cheney: Never voted for Democrats, but vote for Harris
Cheney wants to vote for Harris. photo
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Liz Cheney has long since turned away from her party colleague Trump. She recently made her support for Harris public. Now she is even appearing together with the Democrat.
Republican Liz Cheney made a joint campaign appearance with Kamala Harris supported the Democratic presidential candidate and warned again about Donald Trump. “I ask you to (…) reject the depraved cruelty of Donald Trump,” Harris said of the Republican candidate in Ripon in the hotly contested state of Wisconsin.
“I’m telling you, I’ve never voted for a Democrat, but this year I’m proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris,” the 58-year-old said. “I know she loves our country and I know she will be a president for all Americans.” Trump must be defeated in the presidential election on November 5th.
Cheney: Harris is the right choice
The arch-conservative politician continued: “I believe in limited government. I believe in low taxes. I believe in strong national defense, and I believe that the private sector is the growth engine of our economy.” But as a conservative, a patriot, a mother and someone who reveres the Constitution, she said she was sure Harris was the right choice and, above all, would inspire “our little girls.”
Harris praised Cheney’s courage, calling the Republican “a leader who puts country above party and self, a true patriot.” Trump, however, accused them of “trampling on democratic values.”
Republicans have sidelined Cheney
Liz Cheney is the daughter of former US Vice President Dick Cheney, who also wants to vote for Harris in the presidential election on November 5th. The politician is considered the loudest Trump critic among Republicans and publicly backed Harris a few weeks ago. She paid a high price for this. She lost her leadership role within the party and ultimately her seat in the House of Representatives. She took 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. Previously, she largely supported his policies. It’s unclear how much impact her support will have for Harris. She is ignored within the party – for most Trump loyalists, she is seen as a representative of the old establishment. Your commitment should therefore be aimed primarily at voters who are still undecided. The polls so far show that there is next to no movement among both Trump and Harris voters. It comes down to a head-to-head race. Cheney’s appearance in Wisconsin is unlikely to convince Trump supporters to vote for Harris.
Wisconsin as an important swing state
Wisconsin in the northern United States is one of the few states that are likely to tip the scales in the November vote. It is not clear from the outset whether the state will traditionally go to the Democrats or Republicans. Trump won here in 2016 and Joe Biden four years later. The races were always very close. That’s why Harris and Trump appear particularly frequently in Wisconsin and the other swing states – Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada.
The fact that some states are so important in the presidential election is due to the special electoral system in the USA. Who becomes president is not decided by the sum of the votes cast nationwide, but by 538 delegates from the states. The following applies in almost all states: If a candidate is in the lead, he or she receives all the voters in that state, regardless of the exact number of votes.