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wyoming has drawn a line in the sand. if we put you in power you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interests. if you don t, we will fire. you wyoming has put the politicians on notice, not just here but all across this great country that our representatives work for us and not the other way around. and in alaska, some polls are closing right now. always in a different time zone. incumbent republican, the summit cow ski, who also voted to impeach trump is facing kelly chiba who trump has endorsed. also saint former republican nominee sarah palin mount a political comeback. she s running for the house seat and we will keep you posted. those races as well. back in wyoming liz cheney reminded everyone that she is a proud conservative republican with that loves our party loves our country. more cnn s jeff zeleny is there and has this report from jackson. congresswoman those cheney in wyoming concedes defeat and her c ....
thirds of the vote, and this was a seat cheney won by more than 70% two years ago during her concession speech, cheney, who is vice chair of the january six committee, said she could have easily won a gain, but that would ve meant embracing trump s lie about the 2020 election. and that was a path she could not take. wyoming voters punished her for that stance. this is a fight for all of us together. i am a conservative republican. i believe deeply in the principles and ideals upon which my party was founded. i love it s. history and i love what our party has stood for. but i love my country more. wyoming has drawn a line in the sand, that if we put you in power, you will be accountable to us. you will answer to us. and you will do what is in our best interest. and if you don t, we will fire you. cheney warned freedom must and cannot die, and we must be very clear eyed about the threat we face. direct words there. cnn s jeff zeleny was there, and has this report fr ....
i want wyoming to be protected and i don t feel that liz is doing that job. she stood up for what she believes in. this primary election is over, but now the real work begins. welcome, it is wednesday, august 17th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington, 2:00 a.m. in wyoming where voters have spoken handing former u.s. president donald trump and his supporters perhaps their biggest primary victory yet. just a few months ahead of the midterm elections. trump s most forceful congressional critic liz cheney has lost her house seat. well i won t back down, no, i won t back down cheney conceded to her trump-backed rifle harriet hageman, but issued a rallying call to all americans who care about protecting democracy. cheney is vowing to do everything she can to keep the former u.s. president out of the white house. and steer the republican party away from his lies and influence. jeff zelleeny was there and has that report. reporter: congresswoman li ....
the story this morning is in wyoming, and that s where jeff zeleny is joining us now with the latest. jeff? reporter: good morning. we re getting more details of what the next steps for congresswoman liz cheney will be. overnight, her campaign team filed paper work with the federal election committee changing her campaign to a leadership pac that allows her to donate to other candidates, it allows her to travel around the country, sending a message. but the name of the leadership pac, so interesting, the great task. and she used those three words last night here in wyoming. the great and original champion of our party, abraham lincoln, was defeated in elections for the senate and the house before he won the most important election of all. lincoln ultimately prevailed, he saved our union, and he defined our obligation as americans for all of history. speaking at gettysburg, of the great task remaining before us, . reporter: so that is the name of the new leadership ....
republican congresswoman liz cheney lost her house seat in a huge defeat. the three-term congresswoman and the gop s most forceful critic down more than 37% this morning to trump endorsed candidate herriot hagueman. cheney had been sidelined by her party is hinting at a presidential run. are you thinking about running for president? that s a decision that i m going to make in the coming months, savannah, i m not going to make any announcements here this morning but it s something i m thinking about and will make a decision in the coming months. cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny is in jackson, wyoming. a large margin, wider than some expected losing to harriet hagueman, what are voters telling you there this morning? it s one more data point former president donald trump is in control of this republican party and republican voters respond to his endorsements. in a state like this, there is no doubt that liz cheney trying to turn the page, she h ....