Liz Cheney loses Wyoming primary to Harriet Hageman

Wyoming's primary voters favour the former president over democracy.

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Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., lost her primary on Tuesday to a Trump-backed candidate. Harriet Hagen

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Given her seat's partisanship and polls, Cheney's fall was expected.

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Trump won Wyoming by 70% in 2016.

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Trump's biggest success over intraparty detractors is Cheney's fall.

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Cheney and Hageman, both conservatives, ran on national themes and Trump support.

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Cheney criticised Trump over his role in last year's deadly Capitol revolt to win reelection.

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Hageman backed Trump's bogus election fraud claims and criticised Cheney for wanting to topple the de facto GOP leader.

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Cheney's name is famous and he outraised Hageman. Polls showed Wyoming Republicans rapidly backing the three-term lawmaker's opponent.

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