Both of these positions are in line with anti-democratic traditions in conservatism. The key question on the Right has never simply been democracy or autocracy – but rather: How much authoritarianism is necessary to prevent too much democracy for too many people?

yeah, i would sum liz cheney's position up as, "guys, there's still a very plausible path to have our way with unbreakable republican minority control, but trump is uncontrollable."