The tug-of-war over Rep. Liz Cheney underscores the serious woman problem in the party, with Republicans on both ends of the Capitol eager to bolster their relatively thin ranks of female lawmakers
Almost immediately after Sen. Mike Enzi announced his retirement over the weekend, some of Liz Cheney’s House colleagues began pleading with her to stick around — while acknowledging that the Wyoming Senate seat is probably hers if she wants it.
The tug of war over the second-term congresswoman underscores the serious woman problem in the party, with Republicans on both ends of the Capitol eager to bolster their relatively thin ranks of female lawmakers. House and Senate GOP leaders also want to promote more female candidates in 2020 after a midterm elections in which suburban women fled the party in droves and when Donald Trump will be on the top of the party's tickets.
Meanwhile, Senate Republicans have made electing more GOP women a high priority. Cheney, a prolific fundraiser and daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, would be a prize recruit for Majority Leader Mitch McConnell .
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