sorry, wyoming residents know what's right for wyoming residents. >> reporter: her stand made liz cheneytripped her of her leadership position. >> the liz cheneys of the world, we've got to get rid of them. >> reporter: trump basically declared cheney a traitor because she voted to impeach him. >> she has gone crazy. people of wyoming are going to tell her, liz, you're fired, get out of here! get out of here! [ cheers ] >> reporter: even came to wyoming to campaign against her. >> this is the most important election that we have, right here, right here, state of wyoming. this is a symbol. gotta win, you gotta win. otherwise it's going to be a terrible thing for our country. >> reporter: trump's candidate, harriet haggerman, election denier and proponent of the big lie, won decisively. >> today, wyoming has spoken. [ cheers ] >> reporter: for months cheney has been behind in the polls. her father, the former vice president and republican icon dick cheney, steadfastly by her side, blasting trump in this campaign ad. >> there has never been an threat to our republic than - donald trump. >>

but that's not wyoming. in wyoming not so long ago, and that's just -- even in teton county, kind of liberal there, but the rest of wyoming is just -- you know, the cowboy man. that's classic america. >> that's right. that's exactly right. and liz cheney was more focused on a january 6th committee, going on cable television, then representing actual needs, wants, and interests of wyoming, and so you're going to see the media have a difficult time with this because their new narrative is that the right is antidemocracy. you see it in all their articles, it's nauseating. what could be more democratic than going into a summer primary where one candidate has ubiquitous name i.d., is the daughter of a former vice president, has more money than the opponent, and then loses by double digits? how is that not democracy at its best? and you're right, they have a rugged independent spirit, they love liberty and wyoming. and this is a great watershed moment again of people saying that they want to be back in charge to r

butiber that's not wyoming, charlie. i mean, you and i, we hung out in wyoming not so long ago and that's just even in teton county, kind this kind ofis liberal there. but the rest of wyoming is just yeah, that's cowboy. that's classic america, right? that's exactly right.. and liz cheney was more focused on the january six committee going on cable television thanen representing the actual needs, wyoming. interests of and so you're going to seeim the media have a difficult time their newbecause narrative is that the right is anti democracy. you see in all their articles, it's nauseating what could be more democratic than goinger into a summer primary wheree one candidate has ubiquitousda name idug is the daughter ofha a former vice president, has more money than the opponent and then loses by double digits. how is that not dimmock received at its best? and you're right, they have a rugged independent spirit. they love liberty in wyoming and this is a great watershed moment. again, of people saying that they want to be ba

the university of wyoming also made that clear that not many conservative voters in wyoming were tuning in to thor hearings. they didn't think it was necessary many of them told us that. >> she's been on as kind of -- let me quote the new yorker, they called this liz cheney's cam kaz see mission. she's been focused on holding republicans' feet to the fire and keeping trump from ever holding office again. you have known her family for a very long time. is there anything that surprises you about what she's been doing? and what do you see as her mission going forward? >> i have read on some things, but i'm still impressed. i have always liked her and been impressed by her, but i'm impressed by the last year and a half, which is unusual in american politics. that's a good headline. but it's not exactly correct. that's to say liz cheney may lose tonight, she will still be a member of congress. the january 6th committee will continue. people will be surprised by how much happens on that front in january. she will be central to that. she's going to get back to work on the committee and after t

perhaps not in wyoming. but wyoming is in the rearview mirror now. and this is not the end of the world for her, i'm sure, if what she sees is a wider path that she wants to start on now. >> all right. so you've given us a lot to unpack. matthew, we know cheney wants to commit to fighting trump and bringing the country back together. lots of people are already doing that, including you. can liz cheney be effective in that fight in a way others have not been? i mean, after all, she did raise a lot of money from all around the country. >> well, think she's already been incredibly effective in that fight. i mean, she's obviously adopted a pro-democracy, pro-constitution banner. she's one of -- we can't neglect to say she's one of the most conservative members of the republican caucus. she's one of the most conservative as defined by conservative principles. so having republicans who are conservatives stand up and say listen, i'm with you on all these other issues, i just can't be with you on destroying our democracy and lifting up autocracy, which is wh

tell us what we are seeing in wyoming right now. >> we will get to wyoming in just one second. maybe these investigation will ultimately weaken trump, maybe, maybe. but the salmon color on this map, those are house candidates endorsed by donald trump not to win their candidates. that's a lot of trump. he is, still as of now, as we get late in the primary season, a huge influence. so, we are looking tonight, liz cheney, the tenth of the tenth house republicans who voted for donald trump to face a primary. now, for decide not to run for reelection. only to survive the primaries. only four counties in so far, analysts cheney, the incumbent congresswoman, the daughter of the former vice president, the daughter of the former wyoming congressman dick cheney at 30% of the vote. 65% if you run that of her harriet hagman. she is the trump backed challenger. this is hagman versus cheney, but is really trump versus cheney in the state of wyoming, don. you see the results coming in. harriet hageman at 60%, only 14% still counting. the counties that have reported votes, the salmon color of

>> allison, you see wyoming on the map, it is gray. before i zoom in on the state, these are the primaries so far. a handful states left to hold primaries. you see the salmon color? those are candidates endorsed by donald trump. he has giant way in the republican party, especially in these conservative house races. now we'll pullde, one congressperson from the state of wyoming, cheney versus hageman, but it's cheney versus trump. her father, the former vice president and congressman from wyoming. liz cheney came to washington with donald trump in 2016. 40% in her first primary. 68% in her second primary. 73% in the republican primary just two years ago. so republicans of wyoming love or at least loved liz cheney. what happened? let's move from this map to this map. she defied donald trump, vehicle code to impeach him, donald trump 70% in wyoming in 2020. you see only two blue counties. that's liz cheney's only hope. are there enough democrats, enough independents who will switch parties? there are indications that it's happening in wyo

state of wyoming. will criticism of former president donald trump cost members of congress their seats? left schultz -- olaf scholz has met in berlin. he said that he rejects the use of the term apartheid to describe relations between israel and the palestinian territories. >> the reinforcement of the two state solution and the destruction of the 1967 borders by the israeli side. in the creation of the new reality in an apartheid system that is against us by the israeli side. it will not be in the service of security and freedom. of course, regarding the early politics, i have a different decision. i won't use the word apartheid. >> let's bring in simon young. when the friction there. what else did they talk about? >> this was about one hour or so of talks between chancellor schulz and the present have asked. -- the president. the chancellors said he welcomed the cease-fire between islam and jihad and israel. chancellor schulz says he continues to support the plan for a tuesday system. they called for

so, what are wyoming voters saying? jonathan karl with the voters there tonight. >> reporter: tonight in wyoming, much more than a house race. a showdown between donald trump and the republican willing to sacrifice her political career to bring him down. trump has made liz cheney his number one target, and in the state where he beat biden by more than any other -- nearly 44% -- republican voters seem to be heeding his call. >> she thought that she knew what was right for wyoming residents. sorry, wyoming residents know what's right for wyoming residents. >> reporter: why did you not vote for liz cheney? >> because i did not feel that she represented the republican party. she took off on her own. >> reporter: did you vote for liz cheney in the past? >> i have. >> reporter: but not now? >> no. i knew the cheneys, you know -- not now. >> reporter: why? >> because i don't think she represented me or our party. >> reporter: cheney has known for a long time that her stand against trump would likely cause her to lose her seat

john is injackson wyoming and hejoins me now.here is a great sense of suspense hanging over the result? the olls hanging over the result? the polls close — hanging over the result? the polls close here _ hanging over the result? the polls close here in _ hanging over the result? tia: polls close here in wyoming about ten minutes ago and within the next 4— five hours orso within the next 4— five hours or so we should get confirmation as to whether those polls are going to be borne out and liz cheney is going to be buried under this landslide of vengeful trumpian furey. there is a slight sense of inevitability. if enough democrat delegates change affiliation as they are entitled to do, then maybe there is a slim path for victory for her but very few people think that is unlikely. when she cast her vote today, liz cheney spoke to reporters and she made it clearfor her, this is not the end of the fight. she also felt, as many observers do that there is something far bigger than the party at stake here, democracy is at stake she sat a

why don't we all live in wyoming?ten to our podcast on any major platform. search for anderson cooper 360. i want to hand it over to allison camera at a, "cnn tonight." >> thank you very much. i'm allison camerata and this is "cnn tonight." 9:00 on the east coast, 7:00 in wyoming, where as of this moment the polls are closed and liz cheney awaits her fate. cheney of course has to become face of republican resistance to donald trump and his efforts to deny joe biden's presidential victory. donald trump also awaits his fate in a way as investigations into his actions heat up. we have new developments on the search of his mar-a-lago home and those boxes of classified documents. but let's start with tonight's primary. wyoming is the least populous state but tonight it's the most popular for election watchers. we'll have results coming in throughout this hour, so keep it right here, and we will keep you updated.

wyoming is a slow counting state.eney, i think one benchmark you want to see is you wanted that early vote in the jonah county, you wanted to be winning it. >> steve, what about the phenomenon we're hearing, democrats changing the registrations in wyoming, so they can vote in the republican primary for liz cheney? do we have any metrics? do we have any data that suggests that's happening in any kind of significant fashion? >> i think it has happened. you know, i think significance is the key word there. let me put it this way. let's compare where our party registration in wyoming stance, or stood, coming into today, with where it was at the start of the year. so that's the question that folks left the democratic party, joining the republican party this year. the answer i think, to some degree, yes. on january 1st, there were over 45,000 registered democrats and wyoming. that number is down to 36, 000, coming into today. there could be in a number of reasons for folks to leave the democratic party. but if we just accep

state of wyoming.ublican congresswoman liz cheney facing a tough primary challenge from an opponent backed by donald trump. she voted to impeach mr. trump after his supporters attacked the u.s. capital. she serves as vice chair of the committee investigating the riot. our correspondent reports from wyoming. >> at wyoming's rodeo finals, some children don't stay on for long. a fitting metaphor perhaps for the republican congresswoman liz cheney and her hard fall from grace. >> for the most part, wyoming is very big trump supporters. so when she goes against the masses, it doesn't work good for us. >> for hours, donald trump chose not to answer the pleas from congress. >> liz cheney is one of two republicans who have joined the committee investigating donald trump's attemptso cling to power. >> the people of wyoming are going to tell her liz, you are fired, get out of here. >> and he's out for revenge. personally picking her challenger, who is now way ahead in the race to become the official republican c

she's never really lived in wyoming. supported the former president during his 2020 campaign. she still believes, despite zero evidence, that trump won the election. the investigation into trump and his role on january 6 is a new reason for harvey to support someone else on tuesday. donna: i think it's just a witch hunt, just like trump says, they're just trying to find to get something on him so that he is disqualified in 2024. and i think liz has made that very apparent also. laura: there have been audits in all of those other states, multiple audits run by republicans in some of those states. and they found no election fraud. donna: no, that's not right. laura: that's what those republicans who ran those audits said. donna: well, they're covering up stuff just because they don't want to deal with it. >> do you miss him yet? laura: harvey is voting for the front runner in the republican race -- harriet hageman, a lawyer and 2018 candidate for governor. mr. trump: she's rock solid on ensuring free and fair elections . l

but in wyoming, what has that meant for her?nald trump came here directly to casper, wyoming, and held a political rally on her behalf. and he called it the most important race because of what she represents. he said that she represents, quote, despicable things. she has been the leading antagonist after that vote to impeach him after the january 6th insurrection. but allies of liz cheney will say, this is a congresswoman who chose her principles over political expediency, noting that she had won overwhelmingly her primaries historically in the past, cheney has never lost here on the ballot in wyoming. and she could have gone on to victory again if she had, if their words, repeated the lies of donald trump. instead, harriet hageman, a longtime gop activist here, she got into this race backed by donald trump, and you can see her performing very well in the polling here. we'll ultimately find out the outcome tomorrow. but i want you to listen to a little bit of the back and forth among voters here in wyoming. >> i'll be voting for

press puts it in their headline, liz cheney in trouble in wyoming, the story noting that the wyoming congress omitted -- congresswoman that is seeking to expose president trump's efforts to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, his role in fermenting the january 6 insurrection at the u.s. capitol, cheney plus determination to prevent trump from ever again serving in the white house has left trump fighting to hold on to the house seat she has now held for three terms. in her final message to wyoming voters ahead of primary day, this is what liz cheney had to say. [video clip] >> my opponents in wyoming have said that the 2020 election was rigged and stolen. no one who understands our nations laws, no one with an honest, honorable, genuine commitment to our constitution would say that. it is a cancer that threatens our great republic. if we do not condemn these lies and hold those responsible to account, we will be excusing this conduct, and it will become a feature of all elections. america will never be the same. nothing in our public life is more important that the preservat

now, alaska is not wyoming. yes, alaska leans republican. but not to the extent that wyoming does. and so, in a general election, i think lisa murkowski is more centrist, center right politics, is a better fit for alaska than somebody who is running as a very trumpian candidate. so, i think lisa murkowski is well positioned to win in the fall election. so, i have great confidence in that. and so, again, i have a rank choice voting system there. so she didn't have the same type of primary pressure that liz cheney had, and some of the other candidates had, who voted for impeachment, and the house and lost. so i think, in many respects, alaska will keep a close eye on lisa murkowski. i think she will be able to prevail. but there is a long time between now and the fall. but don't estimate her skillfulness. >> absolutely, and caroline, you get the final word, and reaction on what we are learning on about alaska. >> gotta talk about sarah palin. that was a crowded field. obviously, trumpism is helping sarah palin with the reemergence of her political career. if you recall, she ran as a

date of wyoming. miss cheney has been highly critical of the former president while helping to lead a congressional investigation into last year's attack on the us capitol. she lost the primary vote to a trump backed candidate who contests this year's mid term elections. rob reynolds reports from wyoming. as expected, wyoming representative, liz cheney lost her bid to remain in congress by a wide margin. chaney became former president donald trump's republican nemesis as vice chair of the january 6th committee in a forceful concession speech. chaney once again castigated the former president. 2 years ago, i won this primary was 73 percent at about. i could easily have done the same again, the path was clear, but it would have required that i go along with president trump lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not, and would not take chinese opponent, lawye

will finally have a representative that's from wyoming, understands wyoming, has been fighting for wyoming and will continue to fight for wyoming and our industries. >> reporter: in june, cheney telling abc's jonathan karl this about the prospect of losing her primary. >> i think that the single most important thing is protecting the nation from donald trump and i think that that matters to us as americans more than anything else. >> now, if she loses, she'll serve out her term until january. >>> meanwhile, another trump critic senator lisa murkowski is expected to survive her primary in alaska due to ranked vote income that state. >>> this morning, salman rushdie's novel the satanic verses is topping amazon's best selling list. as iran denies any involvement in the attack on the famed author. rushdie has faced years of threat for his novel which some iranians found blasphemous. la wk, he abbed ar a doz cture in new york. authorities say the 24-year-oldn photos on his phone of an iranian general who was killed in a u.s. drone strike. rushdie is off a ventilator but and communicating. but m

, which is most of wyoming. she will certainly lose a pretty wide margin. larger cities, which are only 50,000 to 60,000 people, might be more of a mixed bag, but most polls show she is quite a ways behind. host: much of the focus in the national media is on liz cheney, but explain who the expected next member of congress from the at large district is. who is harriman hagemann -- harriet hagemann? guest: she is a natural resources attorney that has made a name for herself suing agencies standing up for private property rights in wyoming, big state private property rights. she comes from a political pedigree, like liz cheney. her father was a member of the wyoming legislature. she had a previous go at politics herself last election here, she ran for governor and came in third, and probably would not have been a candidate here except for donald trump coming in and handpicking her to run against cheney, which is one of his many sworn enemies. host: we mentioned former president trump's interest in this race. what n

for the most part the state of wyoming is very big trump supporters.rk good for us. for hours, donald trump chose not to answer the pleas from congress. liz cheney is one of only two republicans to have joined the committee investigating donald trump's attempts to cling to power. the people of wyoming are going to tell her, "liz, you're fired, get out of here." cheering. "get out of here." and he is out for revenge, personally picking her challenger, harriet hageman, who is now way ahead in the race to become the official republican candidate. wyoming is a place of stunning beauty but the high rocky mountains loom over a landscape with deepening political fault lines, too. with 70% voting for trump here, truth is now in the minority. the widespread belief that the 2020 election was stolen from donald trump in wyoming is very concerning to me as a journalist. and all i can do is report people's beliefs and i report the truth. they are not bad people, it is just a heartfelt belief that they have. and other than that, they're just ordinary folks here in w

this is midterm elections, or reynolds reports from wyoming. as expected, wyoming representative, liz cheney lost her bid to remain in congress by a wide margin. janie became former president donald trump's republican nemesis, as vice chair of the january 6th committee in a forceful concession speech. chaney once again castigated the former president, 2 years ago. i won this primary was 73 percent of the votes. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear, but it would have required that i go along with president trump lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not, and would not take chinese opponent, lawyer harriet hagaman, was endorsed by trump, who's very popular in wyoming. trump congratulated hagaman and called cheney spiteful. obviously, we're all very grateful to president trump, who recognizes that wyoming hill has only one congressional representative. and we have to make it cou

, i love wyoming, i am wyoming. >> reporter: she proudly wears wyoming on her sleeve and wields it likehammer against liz cheney. >> i am going to reclaim wyoming's congressional seat from that virginian who currently holds it. >> reporter: these days signs of trouble for cheney are easy to spot here in wyoming as hageman works to bring her time in congress to an abrupt end. it wasn't always that way. >> i am proud to introduce my friend, liz cheney. >> reporter: back when she showered cheney with praise during her first bid for congress. >> a proven, courageous, constitutional conservative, someone who has the education, the background, and the experience to fight effectively for wyoming on a national stage. >> reporter: it's a telling book end of the republican party's evolution under donald trump who was elected the same day cheney first won, and now he is at the center of her political fall in a state where he won 70% of the vote, his widest margin anywhere. >> she's fighting against president trump. she betrayed us. >> there has never been an individual who was a greater threat to

wyoming is going to have a republican congresswoman.but they have a republican. in some of these swing states, it means they will have some tough elections. and democrats will pick up some wings. it's possible democrats will end up with some less than catastrophic losses in the house. if they keep the senate. and i think that would be a successful mid term year. >> and obviously donald trump's voice matters a lot. and the washington post looked at just how influential he has. and he is held primaries in 41 states this year. every race for federal or state wide office with power over elections, 469 contests in all. more than half the republican winners, more than 250 winners, they have endorsed trump's false claims about his defeat to joe biden. and if you look closer at arizona, georgia, michigan, pennsylvania, and wisconsin, all battleground states, 54 winners out of 87 counties have embraced those claims about the election being rigged, as well. you know, there's a lot in that story. but what is interesting, if you look at pennsylvani

the citizens of wyoming and voters of wyoming sent a loud message tonight.e have spoken to him and that is not what we are interested in in terms of our loan congressional representative. wyoming is entitled to have a representative that represents our interests and addresses are issues. that is not liz cheney, and the fact that that is where she is tonight demonstrates she is not listening to wyoming now and has not for some time. that is why we needed to replace her. host: that is harriet hageman yesterday on fox news. offer twitter, when it comes to representative cheney, she is going to bask in all the attention she gets. we may see a live primetime speech for her. another viewer saying liz cheney showed trump how it is done. she conceded with class and honor. in south carolina, republican line, we will hear from steve. caller: i will stay on topic here. i think liz wanted to achieve martyrdom. i think she wanted to lose. logic will always dictate that if you campaign like she did you are not going to win. a few callers alluded to this. trump was an outs

in congress, one that understands wyoming, one that loves wyoming, and one that loves wyoming as muchof us do. i will be accountable to the voters and citizens of wyoming, because i am one of you. and just like you, i am sick and tired of not having a voice in the u.s. house of representatives. >> now, this came down to, obviously, a lot about the former president, who said he wanted to go after the g.o.p. members voted for his impeachment. of the ten of them, you had a number who retired, four of them. you have four of them now now who have gone to defeat edelman two have gone on to victory in the primaries. we are adding liz cheney to feet here. she is going to remain a congresswoman. she will remain the vice chair of the january 6th committee until january, when the term expires. and she did not, tonight, sounds like someone who is not going to move forward. in fact she referenced a former president, two former presidents come about losing and then fighting for the biggest job in the land. take a listen. >> this primary election is over. but now the real work begins. the great and

wyoming, what is at stake in this race?z cheney is running like someone who has nothing to lose, and in fact she basically does have nothing to lose at this point. she made the decision back around january 6, the calculation that standing up for the constitution was more important to her than her congressiol seat, because there are plenty of people, plenty of republicans who agree with her, but none who are going to have a straight to cam a tv ad saying that former president trump lied and incited a riot. and as a result, she is almost certainly going to lose. there are not enough democrats in wyoming to help her win. that said, she has certainly elevated herself as a voice in politics and she obviously comes -- has the cheney name and is unlikely to disappear from the political scene. judy: there are a lot of democrats who are changing their registration. >> there are democrats nationally who are writing checks to her. she has a big bank account now. the issue of the short-term and long-term consequences is really importan

i love wyoming.>> reporter: she proudly wears wyoming on her sleeve and wields it like a hammer against liz cheney. >> i am going to reclaim wyoming's congressional seat from the virginian who currently holds it. >> reporter: these days signs of trouble for cheney is wyoming. >> i am proud to introduce my friend liz cheney. >> reporter: she showered cheney with praise in 2016. >> a proven, courageous constitutional conservative, someone who has the education, the background, and experience to fight effectively for wyoming on a national stage. >> reporter: it's a telling book end of the republican party's evolution under donald trump who was elected the same day cheney first won and now he is at the center of her political fall, in a state where he won 70% of the vote, his widest margin anywhere. >> she's fighting against president trump. she betrayed us. >> there has never been an individual who was a greater threaded to our republic than donald trump. >> reporter: yet here in wyoming, hageman is see

i love wyoming, i am wyoming. >> reporter: harriet hageman proudly wears wyoming on her sleeve. >> iing's lone congressional seat from that virginian who currently holds it. >> reporter: these days, signs of trouble for cheney are showing as hageman tries to bring cheney's term to an end. it wasn't always that way. she showered her with praise in 2016. >> a true conservative, someone who has the education, background and experience to fight effectively for wyoming on a national stage. >> reporter: it's a telling bookend of the republican party's evolution under donald trump, who was elected the same day cheney first won. and now he's at the center of her political fall. in a state where he won 70% of the vote, his widest margin anywhere. >> she's fighting against president trump. she betrayed us. >> there's never been an individual who has been a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. >> reporter: yet here in wyoming, hageman is seen far more than trump's hand-picked candidate. before the fight with cheney, she fought the federal government to protect the state's water, la

we really don't like that. wyoming really voted heavily for trump. and then she takes this path where she denies trump due process. i think that's where america is, where we're at a point now where we have to vote for people and the character that they are vote for their integrity and, and let the policies work themselves out the way they always have at stake in this election. the battle between democratic institutions and the profound influence that president trump and his supporters still have among republicans. so in his pole, if today's primary, likely to be a close affair. now all the calls say that sir lis chaney, will big lose at least this he likes and many speculate that she will come back maybe start her own party. maybe we'll be running for president as an independent. it's very, very unlikely that she's able really and to fight or donald trump's endorsement of hagueman and phil. this is the interesting thing here in wyoming and actually also in alaska. they also do have a primary today where a trump in door sarah palin, is running this. t

paul joins us now from wyoming. st. capitol, cheyenne, the in. it's tell us more about these 2 candidates hagerman and cheney galleys cheney is really republican royalty. her father dick cheney was the vice president over sir george w bush. she has been in politics kind of for ever. so has she, she has been the congressman woman of wyoming since 2019, and really raised quickly to the top or in the republican hybrid she be. she was number 3 in the party before she was the one of the 1st republicans actually who really condemned president trump involvement in the 6 of january riots and that as we know, a turn to trump against her. and then here i support a terry attainment. she used to be an attorney in her own, a law firm here in the states capital in cheyenne. she was actually really close friends with j t at they kind of share the same very conservative political views. they called college other friends before donald trump endorsed her to run against this cheney on the 2 days primary. so those are. a the candidates, i take a look now at the stat

and other than that, they're just ordinary folks here in wyoming.times. there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. liz cheney's famous father, once a hate figure for the american left, now on common ground. and at the polling stations some democrats have been registering as republicans to try to keep liz cheney on the party ticket. i've never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said but i respected how she fought for democracy. election denialism is now a potent political force, notjust here, but in arizona, wisconsin, other key states. the process remains intact, the polling booths and ballot papers, but amid a torrent of misinformation and false, something seismic is shifting and the concern is the very essence of democracy is under threat. doorbell rings. good morning. we are just knocking on doors for liz cheney. these republicans, rare voices of support for liz cheney, are from out of state. evan and his dog have driven 17 hours to be here, from austin, texas. when you have republicans, f

and a sweeping speech, outside of jackson wyoming on tuesday night. the congresswoman talks about the threats to democracy. she talked directly to former president donald trump, saying she could have won reelection had she followed the path of election lies. she says she was simply not willing to do that. >> two years ago i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would've required that i go along with president trump's lie about the 2020 election. it would've required that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attacked the foundation of our republic. that was a path that i could not and would not take. >> the speech from cheney was infused with history. she's a student of history, a storied in her own right, talking about the young and fragile democracy that the united states indeed has. she talked about the need to bring americans together. republicans, democrats, independents. she urged them to join her. but i did not say was joined her for what exactly. s

attorney for the district of wyoming. governor, thanks for joining us this morning. >> good morning. >> you had made the point that there has been a long term shift in wyoming among republicans away from what you might call establishment republicans toward tea party group, further right more conservative and i wonder in last night's result what combination of factors do you see there beyond the obvious effect of liz cheney's kcriticim of donald trump? >> i think years ago, the republican party embraced the tea party. the establishment republican party. and i think it's that old addage if you let a wolf into the tent, sooner or later it will eat you. what happened is they continued to move right and you look at the state legislative races, moderates and others were defeated in the republican primary and a number of the others barely survived. so what you had is not just a shift towards towards the right that began. >> a lot of folks look at this as a bellwether for trump's hold on the party across the country as we look fo

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just for wyoming but for the wider america ?_ just for wyoming but for the wider america?wider america? certainly the way ms cheney _ wider america? certainly the way ms cheney has - wider america? certainly the way ms cheney has been - wider america? certainly the - way ms cheney has been pitching this in that speech this evening, she thinks that the essence of american democracy is at stake. almost as if, to prove the contrast in position, donald trump was quick to respond to the result as well saying that he hopes that now that liz cheney has lost here that liz cheney has lost here that she disappears into the depths of political obscurity, he said. it is undoubtedly confirms donald trump as a kind of republican kingmaker showing he still wields huge influence within the movement and he still has huge loyalty among the republican rank and file who believe, largely believe, certainly here in the state of wyoming, this myth of a stolen election. but liz cheney suggested that the fight must go on, that those who believe in the principles of democracy and elections is under

cnn jeff zeleny has more. >> i know wyoming. i love wyoming.ot proudly wears wyoming on her sleeve. and wields it like a hammer against liz cheney. >> i am going to reclaim wyoming's washington seat from that virginiaen who currently holds it. >> reporter: these days signs of trouble for cheney are easy to spot in wyoming as she works to bring cheney's time in congress to an abrupt end. it wasn't always that way. >> i'm proud to introduce my friend liz cheney. >> reporter: back when she showered cheney with praise. >> a proven courageous constitutional conservative, someone who has the education, the background and the experience to fight effectively for wyoming on a national station. >> reporter: it's a telling book end of the republican party's evolution under donald trump who elected the same day cheney first won and now he is at the center of her political fall in a state where he won 70% of the vote. his widest margin anywhere. >> she's fighting against president trump. she betrayed us. >> there is never an individual that is a greater thr

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jeff zeleny, cnn, jackson, wyoming. >> wyoming has one congressional seat, just one. the cheney name is strong in that state. liz cheney's father is the former republican vice president dick cheney and her loss is a telling sign of trump's influence over voters and the republican party. wyoming's winner harriet hageman knows it. >> what wyoming has shown today is that while it may not be easy, we can dislodge entrenched politicians who believe that they have risen above the people they are supposed to represent and serve. we want a congress that actually legislates, not one that delegates its lawmaking authority to administrative agencies in violation of the very foundation of our constitutional structure. obviously we're all very grateful to president trump who recognizes that wyoming has only one congressional representative and we have to make it count. his clear and unwavering support from the very beginning propelled us to victory tonight. >> donald trump is also very pleased with the results which he called wonderful for america. he posted on his truth social we

ah, wyoming has majestic scenery and wide open spaces. palmer and fewer than 600000 people. but their representative in congress is one of the most famous politicians in the country. liz cheney is well known for her leadership as vice chair of the january 6th committee, exposing the falsehoods and attempts to subvert democracy in 2020 and 21. she has unwaveringly condemned donald trump. i yet will do everything i can to ensure that death the former president never again gets anywhere near the oval office genie stance has earned her many admirers, but unfortunately for her few of them live in wyoming. from 170 percent of the vote here in 2020 in after population. about 2000 and boasting the world's largest arch made entirely of elk antlers. many voters have soured on cheney. we have just felt utterly betrayed by her actions against president trump. since you know, she voted tim p chem and then his january 6 hearings and all the things that she's done, we've been greatly, greatly disappointed. i still think of her in step with america. are these advanced up wyoming challenging

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>> the people of wyoming will tell her, liz, you're fired!ut of here too i wanted to be protected, and i don't feel liz is doing a job. >>> this primary election is over. but now, the real work begins. grab these a+ deals on blendjet 2. it packs the power of a big blender on the go, and it crushes right through ice. just drop in your favorite ingredients, even frozen fruit, and make a smoothie any time, anywhere. blendjet cleans itself. just add a drop of soap, water, and blend. recharge quickly with any usb port. order now on blendjet.com and kick off the new year right! >>> hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world. macfarlane in for max foster. >> usa, usa, usa! >> wyoming has spoken and we have made it clear that we are taking our country back! >> the people of wyoming are going to tell her, liz, you're fired, get out

and i think wyoming always was a steppingstone.nk it was her first -- it was her first step, but i don't think it was her ultimate goal. >> meaning president? >> i don't know. i have no idea what's in her mind. i -- it wouldn't surprise me. i mean, that's been rumored very much. it's a possibility. but i don't think it'll happen even if -- even if she runs, i really can't see it happening. >> myrna burgess, thank you very much. we appreciate getting your perspective on all of this. >> you bet. >> and now i want to turn to pat, who's a registered democrat for 40 years but switched parties so she could vote for liz cheney. so, pat, thank you very much for being here. so, you are a life long democrat. why are you voting for someone as conservative as congresswoman cheney? >> well, it isn't because of any policies that she has supported. but i think it's literally a vote to help save the republic. i see her as a person of courage and integrity, who has told the truth that donald trump lost the election and yet tried with lies and manip

cnn's jeff zeleny has more. >> i know wyoming. i love wyoming.ds it like a hammer against liz cheney. >> i am going to re-claim wyoming's congressional seat from the virginian who currently holds it. >> reporter: these days signs of trouble for cheney are easy to spot here in wyoming as she works to bring cheney's time in congress to an abrupt end. it wasn't always that way. >> i am proud to introduce my friend liz cheney. >> reporter: back when she showered cheney with praise in her bid for congress back in 2016. >> courageous, conservative, someone who has the education, the background and the experience to fight effectively for wyoming on a national stage. >> reporter: it's a telling book end of the republican party's evolution under donald trump who was elected the same day cheney first won, and now he's at the center of her political fall. >> she's fighting against president trump. she betrayed us. >> there's never been an individual who was a greater threat to our republic than donald trump. >> reporter: yet here in wyoming before her fight

let's get straight out live to wyoming. jeff zeleny is in wilson, wyoming.or a miracle today. >> reporter: exactly, john. that miracle would come by the way of democratic and independent voters crossing over to vote republican which happens a lot here in wyoming. the wilson schoolhouse, the voting polling place behind me here, is where liz cheney is expected to vote at some point later today. of course, we've been talking to voters all day long here and there are many people who have her back. they say they like what she's done on the january 6th committee. but this area is not representative of the red state of wyoming at all. so the closing contrasting message from cheney and her lead opponent harriet hageman could not have been more stark. >> i think we are at a moment where we have to set aside partisan differences and understand that there's something much bigger at stake here. >> we're fed up with liz cheney. you deserve a representative who knows what it means to ride for the brand. someone who will fight to protect your freedoms and liberties from d.