Is an outspoken Dick Cheney hurting the GOP’s rebranding efforts?

Former vice president Dick Cheney has a much higher profile now than when he was in office, shuttling from one undisclosed location to another. For Cheney and his supporters, the former-VPs outspokenness against Obama’s policies is a matter of defending conservative principles and national security. For others in the GOP, it’s hurting the party’s ability to move on from the Bush years and rebrand itself. “Even if he’s right, he’s absolutely the wrong messenger,” a GOP strategist told th…