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speak easy

(10,207 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:27 PM Sep 6

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter says

Source: Washington Post

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s No. 2 and served in Republican administrations, will vote for Democrat Kamala Harris in the November election, his daughter said Friday.

Former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said that her father will join her in supporting Harris in her race against Republican nominee Donald Trump.

“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” Liz Cheney said during an appearance at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/06/former-vice-president-dick-cheney-will-vote-harris-his-daughter-says/



Liz also endorsed Colin Allred over Ted Cruz for Texas.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter says (Original Post) speak easy Sep 6 OP
I detest Cheney, but I'm grateful for his help on this. shotten99 Sep 6 #1
It's one thing to keep your vote to yourself.. Omnipresent Sep 6 #6
She also endorsed Colin Allred over Ted Cruz Tanuki Sep 6 #2
The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend, but he can be a useful temporary ally. Ocelot II Sep 6 #3
Exactly. Septua Sep 6 #19
Nicole worked for Jeb and W GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #29
She definitely supports democracy, an anti-Trump and an anti-MAGA... Septua Sep 7 #35
She did NOT support democracy in 2000 GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #38
Welcome to DU orangecrush Sep 7 #40
Her actions speak louder than her words GoreWon2000 Sep 8 #43
Dick lives in McLean, VA now SouthBayDem Sep 7 #34
Bahahahaha! mobeau69 Sep 6 #4
bushrhief and Cheney killed democracy in 2000! GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #30
Is he, you know, OK? twodogsbarking Sep 6 #5
... BumRushDaShow Sep 6 #7
Maķes little difference Bmoboy Sep 6 #8
Any difference will do. We need every vote, speak easy Sep 6 #9
Not necessarily LiberalFighter Sep 6 #12
Yes, it does make a difference. llmart Sep 6 #22
That war criminal? We'll take his vote while holding our LuckyLib Sep 6 #10
Anyone who'll vote against Trump gets a cheer from me. ificandream Sep 6 #11
Never forget Florida 2000! GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #31
There's another name on the list of "Not dead yet...?" EarthFirst Sep 6 #13
Liz Cheney says father, Dick Cheney, is voting for Kamala Harris. LetMyPeopleVote Sep 6 #14
Statement from Former Vice President Dick Cheney LetMyPeopleVote Sep 6 #15
LOL ella eggplant Sep 6 #16
Hi!!! Back again I see. GP6971 Sep 6 #17
Hey, hi uppityperson Sep 7 #36
Doing fine! GP6971 Sep 7 #37
Yeah, me too. I'm ready for summer to come uppityperson Sep 7 #39
Yippee 😁👍 TommieMommy Sep 6 #18
I never thought I'd see this day. TheCowsCameHome Sep 6 #20
Hell has frozen over Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 6 #21
Dick Cheney's quote on endorsing Harris: Liberty Belle Sep 6 #23
bushthief/Cheney used lies and violence in 2000! GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #28
And now orangecrush Sep 7 #41
Hypocrisy at its worst GoreWon2000 Sep 8 #42
So would it be better orangecrush Sep 8 #44
It would be a more logical position GoreWon2000 Sep 8 #45
All true. He also condoned torture at Abu Ghrab Liberty Belle Sep 8 #46
Does anyone else smell toast? name not needed Sep 6 #24
Boy thats got to be making Trump boil.. Historic NY Sep 6 #25
Democracy died on 12/12/00! GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #32
I'm glad to hear this. MiKenMi33 Sep 6 #26
Cheney helped bushthief steal the 2000 election! GoreWon2000 Sep 7 #27
Could Dick Cheney Fudd Get the Rump to go Duck Hunting Wolf Frankula Sep 7 #33

Omnipresent

(6,118 posts)
6. It's one thing to keep your vote to yourself..
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:41 PM
Sep 6

It’s another thing to let the world know, you’re voting against your party’s nominee.
Cheney might as well have said, “Fuck you Donny!” with both hands raised, and middle fingers out.

Ocelot II

(119,188 posts)
3. The enemy of your enemy isn't necessarily your friend, but he can be a useful temporary ally.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:35 PM
Sep 6

Not that those two votes will swing Wyoming, but it will be interesting to see whether this and Liz' announcements might give a little shove to some waffling GOP voters. Maybe a few other traditional GOP pols will do likewise. Mitt Romney, are you listening? W? The cult considers those guys to be apostate, but they could help on the margins.

Septua

(2,440 posts)
19. Exactly.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 06:25 PM
Sep 6

Nicolle Wallace and her panel are suggesting that both Liz and Dick announcing their intentions to vote for Kamala could be the accelerant that lights the fire for other prominent Republicans to make similar decisions. Dick is essentially saying it's not about politics, rather Country over Party and it's OK to vote for Country.

And just a PS...all of Nicolle's panelists are in a state of disbelief that the "most Conservative of Conservatives" is voting for the Democratic candidate.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
29. Nicole worked for Jeb and W
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:24 AM
Sep 7

Fyi, Nicole worked for Jeb in 1999 and 2000 when the now infamous Florida felon purge was going on that wrongly removed more than 50,000 legally registered mostly African American democrats from Florida's voting rolls. She then transferred to W's post election campaign and helped to spread the big lie that all of the Florida votes had been counted and recounted. Several hundred thousand legally cast votes sit uncounted in the Florida archives. Not exactly a pro democracy resume.

Septua

(2,440 posts)
35. She definitely supports democracy, an anti-Trump and an anti-MAGA...
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 10:51 AM
Sep 7

..position today which is all that matters to me.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
38. She did NOT support democracy in 2000
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 01:25 PM
Sep 7

That matters because she's trying to play both sides. You're either for democracy or you're not. She wasn't for democracy in 2000 so she needs to be called out loudly for her hypocrisy now. The orange turd is using the bushthief/Cheney Florida 2000 election theft road map. She can't now attack the orange turd for using the anti-democracy road map created by the people she worked for during the time it was actually going on.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
43. Her actions speak louder than her words
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 05:15 PM
Sep 8

She's trying to play both sides of the issue. She's another hypocrite in a very long list of repug hypocrites.

SouthBayDem

(32,414 posts)
34. Dick lives in McLean, VA now
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 02:18 AM
Sep 7

When was the last time his voter registration was in Wyoming? 40 years ago when he was still in Congress?

EDIT: Turns out he changed his voter registration from TX to WY in 2000 to be eligible for GW Bush's no. 2 spot.

mobeau69

(11,401 posts)
4. Bahahahaha!
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:36 PM
Sep 6

“My dad believes -- and he said publicly -- that there's never been an individual in our country who is as grave a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is, and that's, that's the moment that we're facing," she said.

ABC

Bmoboy

(357 posts)
8. Maķes little difference
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:49 PM
Sep 6

As long as the Electoral College exists, a few votes in a deep red state are merely "fell good about yourself" votes.

Just like my vote in deep blue Maryland.

As far as the power of endorsements, who will be swayed by the Cheneys?

speak easy

(10,207 posts)
9. Any difference will do. We need every vote,
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 03:53 PM
Sep 6

VP Cheney's endorsement gives more than a few wavering Republican the green light to cross the road.

LiberalFighter

(53,112 posts)
12. Not necessarily
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 04:58 PM
Sep 6

In Wyoming you are likely right.

It likely will give VP Harris more of a vote difference favoring her in the states that were close in 2020.

Changes are likely to be seen more down ballot.

llmart

(16,137 posts)
22. Yes, it does make a difference.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 09:17 PM
Sep 6

We have no idea if his decision will influence voters in other states who may be on the fence.

ificandream

(10,179 posts)
11. Anyone who'll vote against Trump gets a cheer from me.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 04:19 PM
Sep 6

Face it -- this is a pretty big blow for Trump. The wall of Republican opposition to him is getting bigger every day. So I'm not gonna grumble about his past, no matter how much I disagree with him. We need all the help we can get. I'm still fantasizing that Dubya will also support Harris.

EarthFirst

(2,991 posts)
13. There's another name on the list of "Not dead yet...?"
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 05:05 PM
Sep 6

Not by means of violence; however an eternity at odds with the universe without peace in one’s soul cannot come soon enough for Cheney.

Don’t give a shit who he’s voting for….

uppityperson

(115,720 posts)
39. Yeah, me too. I'm ready for summer to come
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:46 PM
Sep 7

Doing ok overall, not been on du much beyond just checking in. Nice to see you.

Liberty Belle

(9,590 posts)
23. Dick Cheney's quote on endorsing Harris:
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:05 PM
Sep 6

“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump,” Cheney said in his endorsement, which confirmed remarks his daughter had made hours earlier. “He tried to steal the last election using lies and violence to keep himself in power after the voters had rejected him. He can never be trusted with power again.”

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
28. bushthief/Cheney used lies and violence in 2000!
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:19 AM
Sep 7

They lied about being "compassionate" conservatives in 2000. Now SCOTUS judge Alito proves they weren't Then they lied about all of the Florida votes being counted and recounted. Several hundred thousand legal Florida votes sit uncounted in the Florida archives. They organized and financed the "Brooks Brothers" riot in Miami on 11/22/00 (the 37th anniversary of the JFK assassination) where their thugs attacked Government Center in Miami and stopped the legal Presidential vote count going on in Miami Dade county in 2000.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
42. Hypocrisy at its worst
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 05:12 PM
Sep 8

Attacking the orange turd for using the same anti democracy road map that they created in Florida in 2000. I don't think so. There would be no orange turd now without bushthief/Cheney/Florida 2000. The pro repug media will never point out the hypocrisy either which is another problem.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
45. It would be a more logical position
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 06:43 PM
Sep 8

Both bushthief and the orange turd hate democracy and have proven it with their Presidential election stealing behavior. They both love big tax cuts for rich people like themselves and they both think that the government should control women's bodies because between them they put the 5 judges on the SCOTUS needed to overturn Roe vs Wade.

Liberty Belle

(9,590 posts)
46. All true. He also condoned torture at Abu Ghrab
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 10:20 PM
Sep 8

and fattened the coffers of his Halliburton company by starting the Iraq War.

Historic NY

(37,713 posts)
25. Boy thats got to be making Trump boil..
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 10:46 PM
Sep 6

Democracy matters, think what you will of Dick Cheney his endorsement goes a long way countering the bullshit Fox News and Trump minions are making about Kamala as being weak on the military and foreign leaders. Jesse Watters, is shitting his pants over the way with her comment. Liz threw a HAND GRENADE tonight.
I think some of the more timid Republicans will speak up. She even endorsed Colin Allrad who is running against Ted ferret face Cruz . These Friday ketchup drops are great

MiKenMi33

(79 posts)
26. I'm glad to hear this.
Fri Sep 6, 2024, 11:23 PM
Sep 6

He knows that today’s republicans party is nothing like the republican party he aligned with years ago. He put country over party. I’d like to see the Bush’s do the same. There’s plenty of republicans who don’t like trump but can’t quite bring themselves to vote for Harris. Maybe this will persuade more to do the same.

GoreWon2000

(752 posts)
27. Cheney helped bushthief steal the 2000 election!
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Sep 7

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Cheney was up to his eyeballs helping bushthief steal the 2000 election in Florida. Where was Cheney's concern for the constitution in 2000? I'm not surprised that the Washington Post is lapping this up. They were one of the ring leaders in the media's war against Al Gore in 2000.

Wolf Frankula

(3,650 posts)
33. Could Dick Cheney Fudd Get the Rump to go Duck Hunting
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 12:38 AM
Sep 7

or Wabbit Hunting with him? That would be fun to see.

Wolf

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