The story of Liz Cheney’s soon-to-be ouster from party leadership is about many things. First and foremost, of course, it’s about Donald Trump and his iron grip on the party. It’s also about history and dynasty. … We aren’t just witnessing the end of Cheney’s time in leadership; we are also watching the party drift further and further away from its 20th-century moorings. It’s also a story about political hypocrisy, a party that attacks its critics with charges of ‘cancel culture’ as they simultaneously shut down someone who refuses to toe the party line.
But there is one thing this story isn’t, a predictor for the outcome of the midterm elections. CONTINUED
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
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