cody wyo former vice president dick cheney eldest daughter bounce back abort 2014 u.s. senate bid head crowd primary race next week wyoming lone seat house representatives buoy big-name republicans wealthy out-of-state donors liz cheney apparent republican front-runner command level fund-raise a-list party support include two former presidents onetime cabinet members rare unheard relative newcomer wyoming politics strength even significant solidly red state republican primary winner virtually assure victory general election go chicago new york one fund-raiser pull money next two close candidates combine say deb oakley simpson daughter-in-law former longtime wyoming republican senator alan simpson cody-based civic activist back one cheney primary foes state senator leland christensen date cheney 49 receive individual donations total 1.1 million far outpace collective campaign receipt seven republican opponents two democrats run wyoming primary elections tuesday accord late opinion poll race conduct second week july half wyoming voters undecided cheney lead 21 percent twice follow near competitor stand mark strike turnaround first bid public office return home state three years ago challenge incumbent senator mike enzi brand fellow republicans carpetbagger back deep-pocketed outsiders campaign also suffer public feud sister mary cheney lesbian liz cheney opposition same-sex marriage end withdraw race several months late cite family health crisis cheney husband phil perry attorney five children cheney also lawyer work state department father vice president leverage washington connections run open at-large house seat nation least populous state campaign strong conservative voice wyoming vow protect state pivotal coal industry defend gun right generally work reverse president obama devastate policies among contributors prominent group father former high-ranking government colleagues include former presidents george h.w bush george w. bush well former secretary state jam baker former defense secretary donald rumsfeld former deputy defense secretary paul wolfowitz former white house political adviser karl rove prominent donors include new york jet owner woody johnson colorado oil entertainment magnate philip anschutz brew executive pete coors texas financier t. boone pickens chicago real estate media investor sam zell cheney two close republican primary rival state representative tim stubson christensen rank second third respectively fund-raise poll raise 255,000 combine individual donations cheney campaign trail unavailable comment accept political action committee fund pac fund figure little race raise bulk campaign money end march nearly half individual contributions meet 2,700 limit set federal election laws come outside wyoming still cheney raise money wyoming donors opponents contributions 50 state campaign manager bill novotny say national effort go take stand hillary clinton top democratic ticket november add liz cheney 's wyoming campaign back big name big money