Republican US House primary critical race on Wyoming ballot

Registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats in Wyoming better than three-to-one, so the eight-way GOP primary contest likely will prove the most important vote in determining who will fill the state's lone seat in the U.S. House.

Many prominent Wyoming Republicans accused her of being a "carpetbagger" for running against the state's senior senator when she had only recently moved to Wyoming from Virginia.

Cheney is emphasizing in her current campaign that she wants to represent Wyoming to fight against Washington overreach, particularly against federal regulation of the state's sagging coal industry.

[...] echoing her father's criticism, she's been vocal in attacking President Barack Obama for actions she says have undermined national security.