Francis Wilkinson, Columnist

Liz Cheney Has Already Lost Her Party

In Wyoming, state Republicans have censured her, and opposition is mounting.

May 9, 2021 at 12:00 PM UTC

Francis Wilkinson is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering US politics and policy. Previously, he was executive editor for the Week and a writer for Rolling Stone.

Making their feelings known in Cheyenne, January 2021.
Photographer: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images North America

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Anyone with a passing familiarity with Republican politics or gangland dramas knew that Liz Cheney had it coming. After the Wyoming Republican voted in January to impeach President Donald Trump, it was only a matter of time.

But while the national party is just getting around to defenestrating Cheney, who is expected to lose her No. 3 position in the House leadership next week, the state party long ago denounced her. To see how poisonous national Republican politics can get — and yes, they can get more poisonous — look to Wyoming, where I visited in March.