45th President Donald Trump would win in an absolute landslide over Joe Biden if anti-Trump Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) were to run for president as an independent in 2024, according to a new poll.
If the 2024 presidential contest were to be held today between Trump as the Republican, Biden as the Democrat, and Cheney as an independent candidate splitting the ticket three ways, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney would actually siphon votes from the Democratic candidate and help achieve a Trump victory, an August 18 poll from YouGov shows.
According to the poll, Trump would win the election with a massive 8 point lead by securing 40% of the vote. On the other hand, Biden would receive only 32% of the vote, presumably as a result of Cheney pulling in a predicted 11%.
2024 Presidential General Election:
(R) Donald Trump 40% (+8)
(D) Joe Biden 32%
(I) Liz Cheney 11%YouGov / 1,563 A / 08/18-22https://t.co/Ue26lsTouy pic.twitter.com/nWxbtl5owW
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) August 23, 2022
Following her record breaking reelection loss to the Trump-endorsed Wyoming congressional candidate Harriet Hageman earlier this month, Cheney had vowed to do whatever it took to keep the former president from ever returning to the Oval Office.
In order to apparently accomplish her goal, Cheney hinted that she would be running for president in 2024. Some have speculated that a Cheney 2024 bid would pull moderate Republican voters away from Trump.
“This primary election is over, but now the real work begins,” she said during her concession speech, adding that “I have said since January 6 that I will do whatever it takes to ensure Donald Trump is never again anywhere near the Oval Office — and I mean it.”
LIZ CHENEY: "Two years ago. I won this primary with 73% of the vote. I could easily have done the same again. The path was clear, but it would've required that I go along with President Trump's lie about the 2020 election. […] That was a path I could not and would not take." pic.twitter.com/BEHYAloVMv
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 17, 2022
Cheney has also pledged to spend the rest of the current campaign cycle working on behalf of Democrats who are opposing pro-Trump candidates, Valiant News reported.
However, the poll appears to show that due to her harsh anti-Trump rhetoric and participation in the Democrat-revered January 6 Commission, a large percentage of Democrats would prefer to vote for her instead of Biden — who continues to struggle with low poll numbers in the face of foreign policy blunders, inflation, high fuel costs, and a crippling economic recession.
