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Article snippet: MORE is at a crossroads: Does she run for an open Senate seat in Wyoming that she’d be favored to win, or continue to climb the House leadership ladder with hopes of making history as the first female GOP Speaker? Cheney, the No. 3 House Republican and the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has made no decision following Sen. MORE’s (R-Wyo.) announcement that he will not run for reelection in 2020 after more than 20 years in the Senate. But a half-dozen House and Senate GOP lawmakers predict that Cheney will run for the upper chamber, where they say she would make an immediate and lasting impact on the issues she is most passionate about: defense and foreign policy. Some of those GOP sources also said the Senate would be a much better launching pad if she ever decides to run for president. Also, past Speakers, including MORE (R-Wis.), typically last only a few years in the job, while senators can serve decades. “I predict she runs. It’s hers if she wants it,” said a House GOP colleague who works closely with Cheney. “Senators can really shape policy.” Conservative Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.), who serves with Cheney on the House Armed Services Committee, called her whip-smart, well-prepared for hearings and well-versed in institutional knowledge. “I think she would make a great senator,” DesJarlais told The Hill. “The growth of influence for her if she runs for the Senate is dramatically steeper than climbing the House ladder,” added a Republican s... Link to the full article to read more