Liz Cheney looks set to lose Congress seat to Trump-backed rival
by David Smith Washington bureau chief from US news | The Guardian on (#62JQR)
Polls show congresswoman trailing far behind conservative lawyer Harriet Hageman in Wyoming's Republican primary
Widely praised for her defence of democracy during the January 6 committee hearings, Liz Cheney looked set to lose her seat in Congress on Tuesday to a rival backed by Donald Trump.
Opinion polls showed Cheney trailing far behind the conservative lawyer Harriet Hageman - who has echoed Trump's false claims of widespread voter fraud - in a Republican primary election to decide Wyoming's lone member in the House of Representatives.
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