Thursday 2 June 2022 09:07 PM Liz Cheney releases first campaign ad that says she 'stands up to bullies' - ... trends now
Wyoming voters are praising Rep. Liz Cheney as 'civil and serious' and say she 'can stand up to bullies' in the Republican's first TV commercial of her heated primary campaign, released on Thursday.
Cheney's ad comes after a recent poll showed her slipping behind her Donald Trump-endorsed challenger, attorney Harriet Hageman, with mere months to go until the August 16 primary election.
The ex-president recruited Hageman to challenge Cheney after the lawmaker angered him by voting for his impeachment after the January 6 attack.
Trump's name, notably, was not heard one in the roughly one-minute advertisement - likely an effort to not alienate herself from GOP voters in the deep-red state.
It focuses on 'everyday Wyomingites praising Liz Cheney’s leadership, highlighting the work she has done on behalf of the state, and explaining why they are voting for her,' according to her campaign.
The conservative lawmaker, who has garnered bipartisan praise for standing up to Trump, is now fighting to keep her seat as Wyoming's lone at-large House Representative.
She's not featured very prominently in her TV ad, however, which shows residents of her state talking about why Cheney appeals to them.
'As a mom, I want a statesman not a politician. I want someone who is civil and serious and someone my children can look up to,' says one person identified as Laura from Cheyenne.
Ronna from Casper said: 'So many people today claim to be a constitutional conservative. Liz truly is one.'
Another voter said Cheney has 'always fought hard for veterans' while someone else praised her for fighting for 'recreational access on our public lands in Wyoming.'
The roughly one-minute ad featured Wyoming residents praising Cheney for standing up for veterans and the state's energy industry
In a nod to the state's status as the second-biggest net energy supplier in the country, a Wyomingite named Shane said in the video, 'We are very lucky to have Liz as a strong advocate for the oil and gas industry and for the state of Wyoming.'
And in an indirect swipe at Trump and his allies' steady stream of attacks, one voter said Cheney 'has the courage to do the right thing to stand up to bullies.'
It also appears to be a nod to her work on the Democrat-led House select committee investigating the Capitol riot, which earned
