I'd like to hear a discussion about whether Cheney could pull off a write-in and still keep her Wyoming seat. In AK, Murkowski lost her primary to an extremist last time, and mounted a successful write-in and won. In red states where Ds know they can't take the seat, they will support the moderate R in the general, so will many Independents and the same Rs for Cheney in primary. Can it work?
I'd like to hear a discussion about whether Cheney could pull off a write-in and still keep her Wyoming seat. In AK, Murkowski lost her primary to an extremist last time, and mounted a successful write-in and won. In red states where Ds know they can't take the seat, they will support the moderate R in the general, so will many Independents and the same Rs for Cheney in primary. Can it work?
I believe Wyoming has a sore loser law on the books which prevents candidates who lose a primary to run as an independent in the general. At least that's what I thought I heard Dan Abrams say on his radio show yesterday
Interesting! I did a very cursory search and it showed that almost all states have such laws, including Alaska, so my guess is that they do not apply to a 'write in' campaigns.
I'd like to hear a discussion about whether Cheney could pull off a write-in and still keep her Wyoming seat. In AK, Murkowski lost her primary to an extremist last time, and mounted a successful write-in and won. In red states where Ds know they can't take the seat, they will support the moderate R in the general, so will many Independents and the same Rs for Cheney in primary. Can it work?
I believe Wyoming has a sore loser law on the books which prevents candidates who lose a primary to run as an independent in the general. At least that's what I thought I heard Dan Abrams say on his radio show yesterday
Interesting! I did a very cursory search and it showed that almost all states have such laws, including Alaska, so my guess is that they do not apply to a 'write in' campaigns.