Liz Cheney backs Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) on Tuesday endorsed Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan over Republican J.D. Vance in the Ohio Senate race, the latest sign of just how far the one-time member of House GOP leadership has fallen out with the Trump-dominated wing of her party.

“I would not vote for J.D. Vance,” Cheney, a member of the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, told journalist Judy Woodruff at a discussion about the state of the nation at Cleveland State University.

When Woodruff asked Cheney if she would vote for Ryan if she were an Ohio-registered voter, Cheney replied: “I would.”