Cheney Embraces Her Downfall, Offering Herself as a Cautionary Tale

Representative Liz Cheney has refrained from campaigning to save her Republican leadership post, saying it is not worth having if it requires her to lie.

WASHINGTON — The last time Representative Liz Cheney of Wyoming was staring down an attempt to purge her from House Republican leadership, as punishment for having voted to impeach former President Donald J. Trump, she whipped the vote herself, privately calling almost every member of her party to lock up support until she was confident the challenge would fail. But three months later, as she prepares to face a fresh vote on Wednesday to force her out of the No. 3 leadership post — this one orchestrated by party leaders who have grown exasperated with her outspoken repudiation of Mr. Trump’s election lies — Ms. Cheney has no such illusions of hanging on. On the precipice of what looks to be an almost certain ouster, rather than barreling through her Rolodex of lawmakers or rallying her extensive network of backers off Capitol Hill to try to cling to her job, Ms. Cheney has defiantly embraced her downfall, offering herself as a cautionary tale in what she is portraying as a battle for the soul of the G.O.P.