The Hatfields and McCoys of the GOP are at it again.
Rand Paul began his offensive against Liz Cheney as soon as a Senate seat opened up in May, reigniting a yearslong feud between their families and warring wings of the Republican Party.
Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican and in just her second term, responded with her own show of strength. She said she was looking forward to having dinner with President Donald Trump that evening. But the battle is much more than personal beef: It’s a preview of a divisive Senate primary, a public display of the long-running effort to influence Trump’s loose policy views, and a test for how best to claim the Trump mantle in a party whose sharp divides have been papered over since winning the White House in 2016.
Early polling shows Cheney leading Lummis by more than 20 percentage points in a potential matchup, according to a survey conducted by the GOP firm The Tarrance Group. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is eager for Cheney to run, according to three sources familiar with his preference in the race. McConnell sees Cheney as a dynamic addition to his conference and a likely ally for his agenda. Lummis was often at odds with House leadership and served in the hard-line House Freedom Caucus.
If Cheney instead challenges Lummis for the GOP senatorial nomination, the contest would elevate the larger split in the Republican Party over foreign policy and the still-simmering debate over whether Trump’s worldview is closer to Paul and Lummis’ or Cheney’s.
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