Past and present Senate candidates from Wyoming: on Energy & Oil

Gary Trauner: Diversify into renewables from coal and natural gas

"People are fed up with blind partisanship," continued Trauner. "They just want to see things get done."

"It takes building bridges, it takes listening and talking to people you disagree with on a lot of things but may agree with on specific things you can find common ground on," said Trauner.

Trauner says he is "country before party" and believes Sen. Barrasso is more interested in party. "I get comments from people all the time from all over the political spectrum saying 'I'm kinda tired of seeing him stand behind (Senate Majority Leader) Mitch McConnell'" said Trauner. "We need to get back to doing what is good for everybody, not just good for your party."

Liz Cheney: What should be done about climate change? Nothing!

Cheney said she was significantly more concerned with the expansion of the "bureaucratic" state, pointing to President Barack Obama's executive actions to regulate greenhouse gas emissions--which contribute to global warming--and Democrats' so-called "war on coal."

Cheney also criticized those who are concerned about climate change last year during her failed primary bid against Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY). In June, she told conservative host Sean Hannity that "the science is just simply bogus, you know, we know that temperatures have been stable for the last 15 years."

While in office, Dick Cheney fought hard against any efforts to take global warming seriously as well. He blocked testimony on the issue and worked to undercut environmental rules for the benefit of businesses.