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Cheney and Murkowski: Trump critics facing diverging futures

JUNO, Alaska (AP) – They come from the most prominent Republican families in their states. They were among the sharpest critics of former President Donald Trump. And after the January 6 uprisingthey supported his impeachment.

But for all their similarities, political luck of US Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming ready to break up on tuesday when they each on vote in closely followed the primaries.

Cheney is terrified of the prospects in her attempt to protect off Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, increasingly considering life beyond Capitol Hill, which could include possible presidential campaign. However, Murkowski is expected to grow out of elementary school and already planning compete in november general elections.

Expected results, at least in part, are due to nuances politics of every state. Wyoming is the Republican stronghold that brought Trump the strongest victory of any condition in 2020 campaign. Meanwhile in Alaska history of rewarding candidates with independent lane.

But Murkowski has an added advantage. in in way elections are held in Alaska is year. Winner Takes All party primaries, like in one Cheney facings have been replaced by a voter-approved process. in in which all candidates are listed together. Four who get maximum votes despite of party belonging, go to general elections in what rating voting will be used.

Murkowski capitalizes on avoiding the Republican primary “which she might have avoided.” zero percent – I mean zero percent — chance of victory,” said Alaskan sociologist Ivan Moore.

Murkowski has 18 contenders in her primaries, most famously Republican Kelly Chibaka, who was endorsed by Trump. Meanwhile, the Alaska Democratic Party supported Pat Chesbrough, a retired educator.

In an interview, Murkowski insisted that she would be among the candidates who made it through the primary and said that her success requires in part, coalition building.

“It’s kind of my forte, that’s what I do,” she said.

For his part, Trump was blunt. in his score of Murkowski. At the rally in Anchorage last month with Chibaka and Sarah Palin, whom he supports for The only seat in the Alaska House of Representatives, he called Murkowski “the worst.” I rate her #1 bad”.

Trump participated in telerally for Chibaka on Thursday while Murkowski mixed up with supporters on campaign office opening in Juneau, which boasts a spread that includes elk chili and smoked salmon sauce. Murkowski said Trump is not a factor in in campaign she runs.

“He’s going to do what he’s going to do,” she said. But she told supporters campaign will be a difficult task.

Murkowski was denounced by leaders of the Alaska Republican Party. last year over numerous complaints, including impeachment vote and speak critically of Trump and her support of Appointment of Minister of the Interior Deb Haaland.

Tuckerman Babcock, former state Republican Party chairman who it works for State Senate says Murkowski lost support of many Alaska Republicans, whom he called “political reality over a record of many years.”

Republicans in Alaska “almost unanimously in their opposition to Lisa Murkowski,” he said. “They are divided on other questions? Of course.”

Babcock said new elections system allows candidates to “self-identify” with a party and is not improvement over Old party primary process.

Chuck Kopp, Republican former state legislator, hopes for new system. Kopp lost his 2020 Republican primary after running of bipartisan majority in the State House, consisting primarily of of democrats.

“It’s only the fringe that clings like a death grab on a failed paradigms, and this paradigm is extreme partisanship at any cost,” he said. “I think Alaska will take the lead role in moving away from it. That’s what I hope for”.

Kopp said that while he was not always supportive of Murkowski, she was “fearless when it counted”. for this country.”

“I think she showed that personality cults are not conservative, conspiracy theories are not conservative and treatment politics like religion is not conservative”, – said Kopp. He said that, in his opinion, Murkowski more support throughout Alaska than party activists give her merit for.

Murkowski has been in the Senate since 1981; before Lisa Murkowski it was her father, Republican Frank Murkowski. He appointed his daughter change it in 2002 after he became governor. Murkowski won seat in her own right in 2004.

Murkowski is not broken by 50% of in vote in Senate general elections and necessity build a coalition of support nothing new her. She is won write-in campaign in 2010 after losing this year Republican primaries for tea party favorite Joe Miller.

Murkowski in the vast majority of cases won her Republican primaries against little known opponents in 2016 year Trump was elected.

Rosita Worle, an Alaska Native leader, called the 2010 primary a “defeat” and said Alaska Natives rallied around Murkowski and her letter.in bet. world, who visited Juno Murkovsky campaign event said she is not a Republican herself, but considers Murkowski an Alaskan, and said the senator has “always been supportive of our issues.”

State Rep. Zach Fields, a Democrat seeking re-election to a seat in the Anchorage legislature, said there are yards in his area with signs for him and Murkowski. He said he didn’t agree with Murkowski on majority of votes that she was abandoned over her career.”

But she showed that she believed in democracy and will work with people do what’s right for citizens. It’s actually in risk right now,” he said.

Fields called the uprising “terrifying”.

But what was even frankly more it’s terrible that there are so many elected officials and high-ranking so-called leaders would excuse this, justify it, and encourage those who who threaten democracy,” he said.

Cheney – Vice Chairman of a special committee of the House of Representatives investigating the riots in the Capitol. The uprising was big issue during the June debate between Cheney and Republican rivals, including Hageman. Hageman said the committee “was not focused on things that are important to people of Wyoming.”

Entrance to final stretch of her main campaign was not supported by Cheney down. She released a video on Thursday with concluding message reinforcing her criticism of Trump.

“The lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen is insidious,” Cheney said. “He hunts on those who love your country. This is the door that Donald Trump opened to manipulate Americans into giving up their principles, sacrificing their freedom, justifying violence, ignoring regulations. of our courts and rule of law.”

She is added“This is the legacy of Donald Trump, but it cannot be future of our people.”

Murkowski said in an interview that Cheney showed courage.

“I think she looked at it and said it wasn’t about Liz Cheney,” Murkowski said. “It’s about… the difference between right and wrong. And she does her job in very difficult conditions. But I think she does it because she thinks she has to.”

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