# If the ballot today is secret, why will Cheney be removed?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 12, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-ballot-today-is-secret-why-will-cheney-be-removed/941909 "2021-05-12T13:55:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-ballot-today-is-secret-why-will-cheney-be-removed/941909/41 "2021-05-14T14:39:28Z")

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> But she went all in on Trump when opposing his impeachment and more recently in spewing his stolen election lies. And that’s all that matters in today’s GOP.

Two main factors against Roy’s bid were 1) Stefanik was far ahead of the curve and had already locked in support from the leadership and a lot of the membership before Roy even got started, and 2) Republicans want to keep having a woman in a leadership position.

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**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-ballot-today-is-secret-why-will-cheney-be-removed/941909/42 "2021-05-14T14:56:18Z")

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Good points. Plus his complaint about Stefanik being not 100% hardline on legislative policies rang hollow when they were in fact removing one of the most solid policy conservatives in the whole delegation.

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