Primary Day In Alaska And Wyoming: How Trump's Impeachment Impacts Both Races
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🗓️ 16 August 2022
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Summary
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Ak.), one of seven Republican senators to vote to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, faces primary voters who can choose between her and several other candidates, including a candidate backed by the state Republican Party. Alaska's new non-partisan primary system, almost guarantees that Murkowski will gather enough support to make it to November — unlike Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R), whose vote to impeach Trump could cost her dearly. Meanwhile, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R) seeks election to the state's at-large congressional district.
This episode: White House correspondent Asma Khalid, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, Alaska Public Media's Washington correspondent Liz Ruskin
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Gretchen calling from Waikolo Beach, Hawaii, where I am currently watching a |
| 0:04.5 | HONU or a Green Sea Turtle. Find its breakfast. This podcast was recorded at |
| 0:10.6 | 207 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 16th. |
| 0:15.7 | Things may have changed by the time you hear it, but hopefully I will still be enjoying |
| 0:19.5 | the beautiful views from this island. Aloha! |
| 0:22.4 | Can confess, I am definitely a tad jealous of that situation right now. |
| 0:29.6 | I am so jealous. Such a beautiful place. |
| 0:33.2 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I must mahala that I cover the White House. |
| 0:37.7 | I'm dear Gerwashi, I cover Congress. |
| 0:39.8 | And a happy primary day to our listeners in Wyoming and Alaska. The elections in both of these |
| 0:45.8 | states could have a far-reaching impact on the future of the Republican Party. |
| 0:50.0 | In Wyoming, GOP Congresswoman Liz Cheney is expected to lose the race for her party's nomination. |
| 0:56.4 | And we'll talk about that all in depth tomorrow. But, dear Gerwashi, you are here. I have got to ask you |
| 1:02.7 | before we get into today's show why exactly is Liz Cheney in such trouble? |
| 1:08.8 | Cheney is in big political trouble because she picked a huge fight with former president Donald Trump. |
| 1:14.4 | She broke with him after the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. She's the vice chair. |
| 1:19.3 | Of the committee investigating the January 6th attack. And she was one of 10 House Republicans to vote |
| 1:26.5 | for impeaching former president Trump after the attack on the Capitol. |
| 1:31.1 | So she has become sort of the leading public nemesis of the former president. |
| 1:37.2 | And she's really gone all in on her commitment, which she says over and over again that her goal |
| 1:43.6 | is really to make sure that Trump doesn't get reelected again. |
| 1:46.4 | All right. Well, moving on to today's show. We're going to focus on the other primary state where |
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