Liz Cheney who was once a rising leader in the GOP who has become a crusader against Donald Trump recently said that she may soon be ready to forge a new third party − or even run for president with one in 2024.
“I certainly hope to play a role in helping to ensure that the country has … a new, fully conservative party,” she told USA TODAY in an interview Monday about her new book, “Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning,” out Tuesday.
“And so whether that means restoring the current Republican Party, which … looks like a very difficult if not impossible task, or setting up a new party, I do hope to be involved and engaged in that.”
It has been noted that she said she also hasn’t ruled out joining a bipartisan ticket in next year’s election, like the one proposed by a group called No Labels, an independent campaign that promises to put both a Republican and a Democrat on the ballot.
“I think that the situation that we’re in is so grave, and the politics of the moment require independents and Republicans and Democrats coming together in a way that can help form a new coalition, so that may well be a third-party option,” she said.
Meanwhile, she is in the odd position of urging Republican voters to elect Democrats to the House and Senate, warning that Speaker Mike Johnson and his GOP caucus, beholden to Trump, she says, can’t be trusted to certify the legitimate results of the next election.
“It’s not a position that I’ve arrived at lightly,” she said.
Cheney said she wouldn’t run on the No Labels ticket if it seemed likely to play a spoiler role, helping to elect Trump − which is what many top Democratic and nonpartisan analysts warn. A third-party ticket could give voters who won’t vote for Trump but aren’t sold on the likely Democratic nominee, President Joe Biden, another place to go.
