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gab13by13

(21,360 posts) Sun Feb 18, 2024, 12:04 PM Feb 18

Liz Cheney May Run For President [View all]

Today she said she hasn't made a decision yet. She said she will do whatever it takes to defeat Donald Trump.

I don't know what to think. I guess if she siphons as many or more votes away from Trump as RFK Jr. does from Biden it's a good thing.

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Liz Cheney May Run For President [View all] gab13by13 Feb 18 OP

RFK isn't siphoning from Biden. onecaliberal Feb 18 #1

There are anti vaxers on the left too Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #3

Sure, but they are very unlikely to be 'Biden voters'. Voltaire2 Feb 18 #12

Ross Perot anamnua Feb 18 #15

That isn't clear at all. Voltaire2 Feb 18 #22

All it takes is a couple of thousand Biden votes switched out of millions in a swing state Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #17

It's shocking to see so many leftwingers lured to the far right by conspiracy theories Celerity Feb 18 #6

I could see blue dog dems voting for her. I don't like this at all mucifer Feb 18 #2

Just my opinion. bluestarone Feb 18 #4

I think she'd pull way more disaffected Rs than Ds TwilightZone Feb 18 #11

As a Blue Dog from a family of BDs, I say NOPE. Runningdawg Feb 18 #21

I'm guessing she won't run Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #5

That's what I think too, gab13by13 Feb 18 #7

I'm not convinced that most Never Trumpers would vote for Biden. TwilightZone Feb 18 #13

Out of millions of votes in a swing state, all it would take is a couple of thousand Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #18

That's assuming they would have voted for Biden otherwise. TwilightZone Feb 18 #20

2,000 votes out of 5-7 million is a rounding error Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #24

It depends on whether her main "base" are the same Republicans who voted Libertarian in 2016... JHB Feb 18 #8

Can I offer a reality check? brooklynite Feb 18 #9

reality check intelpug Feb 18 #23

I trust her on this matter. Tom Rinaldo Feb 18 #10

I believe Liz is anti-choice, and pro-religious school public funding, right? lindysalsagal Feb 18 #14

Which means she would siphon off more Repub then Dem votes. anamnua Feb 18 #16

Her goal is to keep stinky out of the White House Norbert Feb 18 #19