Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, former President Donald Trump’s archenemy who was abandoned by her own party, is moving fast up the 2024 GOP leaderboard.
In the first survey to detect the surge in support for the embattled lawmaker, Rasmussen Reports today said that among all likely voters, Cheney is second to Trump in the Republican primary race. She logs in at 16%, behind Trump at 30%.
Unsurprisingly, she is the favorite of Democrats, and the poll numbers show that. But even when they are stripped out, she is third among Republicans and independents, behind Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
As Trump, DeSantis, Cruz and Pompeo prepare for CPAC, upcoming @Rasmussen_Poll finds nearly half of GOP voters pick Trump for 2024, with DeSantis #2. But Liz Cheney!!! is ahead of Cruz, Pompeo, Pence, Haley with 7%. Among all voters she is 16%, behind Trump 30% with DeSantis 14%
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) February 24, 2022
Of course, mostly Republicans vote for the GOP nominee. So among Republicans only in the survey, Trump leads with 47%, followed by DeSantis at 20% and Cheney at 7%. That puts her in front of Sen. Ted Cruz, 6%, and former Vice President Mike Pence, 5%.
Many agree that the early 2024 polls are largely meaningless except for showing trends. One long-standing trend has been Trump’s domination over the GOP, which shows in today’s Rasmussen survey.
But the poll also appeared to log some new sliver of hope for Cheney, up for reelection, as a viable voice in the party despite her clashes with Trump, her criticism of his 2020 election claims, and the sanctions leveled by the Wyoming and national GOP.
