Article 62JQR Liz Cheney looks set to lose Congress seat to Trump-backed rival

Liz Cheney looks set to lose Congress seat to Trump-backed rival

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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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