Wednesday 17 August 2022 07:34 AM Never-Trump Lincoln Project calls Cheney's election loss 'the end of the ... trends now

The Lincoln project has called US Rep. Liz Cheney's primary loss 'the end of the Republican Party' as Democrats allies lash out against Trump-back winner Harriet Hageman. 

Cheney informed her supporters on Tuesday night that she had called Hageman and conceded the race, much to the dismay of the anti-Trump Super PAC The Lincoln Project. 

'Tonight, the nation marks the end of the Republican Party,' the group said in a statement. 'What remains shares the name and branding of the traditional GOP, but is in fact an authoritarian nationalist cult dedicated only to Donald Trump.' 

Former National Finance Chair Jon Cooper was among the prominent Democrats bemoaning the loss, but also warning Republicans that Cheney would remain in the national spotlight after she hinted at a 2024 presidential run against Trump in her speech. 

'I hate to break this news to you, Donald, but Liz Cheney isn’t going anywhere,' Cooper tweeted.  

Denver Riggleman, a former Democratic Congressman for Virginia, said that he was proud to serve with Cheney on the January 6 Committee and that the fight for American's 'integrity' will continue.

'An honor to serve with @RepLizCheney on the @January6thCmte Integrity and winning elections can be mutually exclusive and they often are. I know. I’ve been there. 

'The fight continues,' he added.  

Joe Walsh, a former Illinois congressman and presidential candidate, had echoed predictions that Cheney was bound to lose the primary, but noted that she did so with her honor intact.  

'@RepLizCheney is going to lose tomorrow. By a lot. But she will lose with her honor & integrity intact,' Walsh tweeted. 

'She’ll lose as an American hero who defended her country & her Constitution. She’ll lose as a woman of immense courage, standing alone in a party of cowards. Thank you Liz.'

Star Trek actor George Takei, a vocal critic of Trump, praised Cheney and said he would look forward to her possible 2024 primary challenge against the former president. 

'If Liz Cheney runs against Trump in the Republican primaries, she’ll be able to say what others won’t dare say: that Trump lost the 2020 election, lied to the nation about it, incited an insurrection, and is a continuing threat to our national security,' Takei wrote. 'I’m here for it.' 

Adam Parkhomenko, a Democratic consultant and strategist, noted that Cheney's battle in Wyoming played center stage in national politics given her role in leading the January 6 Committee.  

'Two things worth remembering tonight: 1. Kevin McCarthy actively and publicly worked to remove Liz Cheney from Congress supporting her opponent, Parkhomenko wrote.

'[Two]. Kevin McCarthy’s cell phone records are part of the ongoing Jan 6. Committee investigation.' 

Senatorial hopeful Evan McMullin, of Utah, said that America would need Cheney in the future to 'keep America strong.'  

'Truth is a rare commodity in Washington. I commend @LizCheney’s courage to speak truth to power,' McMullin wrote. 

'We need more leaders that put country before party and build a coalition of principled patriots to protect our democracy and keep America strong.