Trump-backed Rep. Mooney wins W.Va. Republican House primary

[Polybius]

Source: NBC News

Rep. Alex Mooney defeated Rep. David McKinley in the GOP primary for West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, a victory for former President Donald Trump, who endorsed Mooney.

In a rare matchup of incumbents, McKinley and Mooney faced off after the state lost one of its congressional seats amid declining population and their districts were combined.

Trump backed Mooney after McKinley voted for the bipartisan infrastructure package and the effort to create a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

"Serving the people of West Virginia has been the honor of my life. I’m proud that I have always stood up for what’s right for West Virginia — even when it hurt me politically," McKinley said in a statement. "The groundwork we have laid over the last twelve years has paved the way for a more prosperous and diverse West Virginia economy."

At Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania last week, Mooney called McKinley “a total RINO,” an acronym for "Republican in name only" frequently used as an insult to mean someone is insufficiently conservative or loyal to the party.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/trump-backed-rep-mooney-wins-w-va-republican-house-primary-rcna27685

[Hoyt]

1. Guess we'll have to get behind Manchin.

[rpannier]

2. I guess people in that district don't want any of the infrastructure money

Give it to another state

[turbinetree]

3. So the WV think that there votes didn't count. so they backed a trump "guy'.....

[Mawspam2]

4. Correct headline: Manchin loses GQP primary.

Way to go, Joe.

[róisín_dubh]

5. Christ.

McKinley sucked but he was reasonably sane.
I hope like hell this is my last year voting in WV (absentee, as I’m abroad). I’ll be changing my voter registration to PA next year.

[Boomerproud]

6. Way to go Mountaineers. Your rating can't go any lower.