Liz Cheney: Pro-Life Republicans Should Back Harris Over Trump
Liz Cheney, who held an “A” rating from Susan B. Anthony Pro-life America for her anti-abortion stance while representing Wyoming in Congress, is now campaigning for Kamala Harris, who scored an “F” on the same issue.
Despite their contrasting views on abortion, Cheney believes her fellow Republicans should vote for Harris to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
At a Harris campaign event in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Cheney outlined a path for pro-life Republicans to reject Trump. She argued that recent state laws concerning abortion, especially in Texas, are causing women to be denied necessary care.
“There are many of us around the country who have been pro-life but who have watched what’s going on in our states since the Dobbs decision and have watched state legislatures put in place laws that are resulting in women not getting the care they need,” Cheney said. She pointed specifically to Texas, where the state attorney general, she said, “is suing to get access to women’s medical records. That’s not sustainable for us as a country, and it has to change.”
Cheney’s remarks were a subtle contrast to Harris’s more forceful advocacy for abortion access. “Reproductive health work is vast, it is not only about abortion, it is about a whole array of care,” Harris said. “I feel very strongly the government should not be telling any woman what to do with her body.”
Harris and Cheney’s joint appearance in Pennsylvania was the first of three stops in battleground states. They are also scheduled to campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin, where early voting begins on Tuesday. Wisconsin is considered a key state for Harris to win the White House.
Cheney framed the vote for Harris as a rejection of Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance. “We are going to reject cruelty. We’re going to reject the kind of vile vitriol we’ve seen from Donald Trump. We’re going to reject the kind of misogyny we have seen from J.D. Vance and Donald Trump,” Cheney said during a discussion with Harris moderated by Sarah Longwell, an anti-Trump Republican who leads a group supporting Harris.
Cheney predicted that there are a lot of Republicans who are going to vote for Harris on Nov. 5. “They might not be public about it, but they will vote by what they know is right,” Cheney said. “I know Vice President Harris will always do what she believes is right for this country. She has a sincere heart and that is why I am honored to be here and support her.”