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 After getting Republicans Dick Cheney and (his daughter) Liz Cheney's endorsement, Kamala Harris can't get Democrat Joe Manchin to follow suit.  Of course in a "normal" political world, the Democratic nominee for POTUS would welcome the endorsement of a conservative Democrat before a conservative Republican, especially one who was hated by Democrats in the early 2000's. However, there's nothing normal about this political season (other than the donors calling the shots in the background, that is). 

Self-described conservative Liz Cheney endorses Kamala Harris for president . 

  The Democrats were banking on using Liz Cheney as the poster child of "we can work with them" Republicans, but with her loss they are running out of such characters. Most of the elected Republicans are either all the way in for Trump, support him tepidly, or are essentially agnostic. Very few Republicans were publicly going after Trump in the way Cheney did.  We know that the Democrats were also propping up Trump-favored Republicans in GOP primaries in hopes of scaring their voters convincing people that the GOP has gone full Trump. Is is basically the tactic Hillary Clinton used on a presidential scale in 2016; the same presidential election she lost. The Democrats are supporting any anti-Trump Republicans (no matter their record) in the public yet privately supporting pro-Trump Republicans. Sooner or later, Democratic voters will realize they are supporting a party more invested in the existence of their opposition than in helping their base. Meanwhile, the GOP is beco...

  A lifelong Democrat can switch parties so she can vote for Liz Cheney to "save" democracy . Let's be clear about a few things: If American democracy depends on one congressional seat, America is in trouble. If American democracy depends on the only congressional seat Wyoming, America is in real trouble. If American democracy depends on Liz Cheney winning a congressional seat , America is in serious trouble. Where are the Democrats calling this voter a traitor for switching parties? Where are the accusations of working with the enemy or inciting a "red-brown alliance?" Why is it OK for Democrats to work with elected Republicans, but not with Republican supporters/voters? If Democrats and Republicans are such enemies, why is it so easy to switch parties? Why is it easier to go from Democrat to Republican (or vice versa) than to register a third party?