Former President Donald Trump’s pick to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney in the race for Wyoming’s lone House seat holds a commanding 22-point lead with a month until the primary, a new Casper Star-Tribune poll shows.
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Harriet Hageman waves to supporters on Tuesday during the Central Wyoming Fair and Rodeo parade in downtown Casper. Hageman has a commanding lead over incumbent Rep. Liz Cheney, a new poll shows.
Republican U.S. Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming says former President Donald Trump is a domestic threat, the likes of which the United States has never faced before. Cheney is one of just two Republicans on the House committee investigating the former president's effort to overturn the 2020 election and his encouragement of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, she spelled out why she finds Trump so dangerous.
PHOTOS: House Congressional Debate
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During the first House Congressional Debate Rep. Liz Cheney stood strong in her rebuke of false election claims on Thursday at Sheridan College. "The truth matters," Cheney said multiple times. "And the claims that Ms. Hageman is making about the 2020 election are the same claims for which the president's lead lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was disbarred."
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Harriet Hageman, Robyn Belinskey, Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard and Denton Knapp, the candidates for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat, gather at the first official debate of the campaign season on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman supporters gather outside of the House Congressional Debate since only the media and candidates guests were allowed inside the debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Sheridan College's auditorium sits empty after the first official debate for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Supporters of House Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman gather outside of the first big debate on Thursday at Sheridan College. Due to safety concerns the general public were not allowed to attend the debate, which was live streamed online.
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Harriet Hageman, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, responds to a question during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
House Congressional candidate Denton Knapp uses his hands while talks to the media after the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Harriet Hageman, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, hugs a supporter before the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman and Rep. Liz Cheney clashed over Hageman's unwillingness to say whether the result of the 2020 election was legitimate during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Liz Cheney, Wyoming's U.S. House Representative, directs her response to the mediators during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman, Robyn Belinskey, Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard and Denton Knapp, the candidates for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat, talks to a mostly empty auditorium at the first official debate of the campaign season on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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House Congressional candidate Robyn Belinskey customized her car with American imagery which she drives around the state campaigning.
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A timer watches the clock to make sure the candidates don't exceed their limit of ninety seconds during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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WyomingPBS broadcasts the first official debate of the campaign season on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Harriet Hageman, Robyn Belinskey, Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard and Denton Knapp, the candidates for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat, gathered at the first official debate of the campaign season Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Liz Cheney's team checks the live coverage of the debate while in the audience on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
WyomingPBS, Wyoming Public Radio, Sheridan College and The Sheridan Press all co-hosted the first official debate for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Denton Knapp, a candidate for Wyoming's U.S. House of Representatives seat, notes from first official debate of the campaign season sit on his podium after the debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, responds to one of the questions during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Liz Cheney, Wyoming's U.S. House Representative, speaks to the audience during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman supporters gather outside of the House Congressional Debate in support of Hageman and against Cheney on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Harriet Hageman, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, leaves right after the House Congressional Debate without responding to questions from reporters on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Harriet Hageman, a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, emphasized her statewide campaign travels to meet voters and attacked Cheney on a range of issues, including her participation on the Jan. 6 investigative committee on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Liz Cheney, Wyoming's U.S. House Representative, says, "The truth matters," Cheney said multiple times. "And the claims that Ms. Hageman is making about the 2020 election are the same claims for which the president's lead lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was disbarred."
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Harriet Hageman greets a supporter outside of the first House Congressional Debate before heading inside on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Supporters of House Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman gather outside of the first big debate on Thursday at Sheridan College. Due to safety concerns the general public were not allowed to attend the debate, which was live streamed online.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
Supporters of House Congressional candidate Harriet Hageman gather outside of the first big debate on Thursday at Sheridan College. Due to safety concerns the general public were not allowed to attend the debate, which was live streamed online.
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Harriet Hageman looks out at the cameras before the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
Wyoming US House Congressional Debate
During the first House Congressional Debate Rep. Liz Cheney stood strong in her rebuke of false election claims on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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A light shows the panelists and candidates how much time they have left to respond to a question during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College. Every candidate got ninety seconds to respond and twenty second during the lightning round.
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Rep. Liz Cheney listens to fellow candidate Anthony Bouchard respond to a question about vaccine mandates during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Rep. Liz Cheney answers a question to a mostly empty auditorium during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Rep. Liz Cheney listens to fellow candidate Anthony Bouchard respond to a question about vaccine mandates during the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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Rep. Liz Cheney shakes hands with fellow candidate Robyn Belinskey after the House Congressional Debate on Thursday at Sheridan College.
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