The West Virginia’s delegation and Jim Jordan

Like yesterday, both WV representatives, Alex Mooney and Carol Miller, supported Jim Jordan:

Reps Carol Miller and Alex Mooney of #WV again vote Jim Jordan for House speaker, although he is again well short of the necessary votes to win pic.twitter.com/NVAuPT5YL1

— Brad McElhinny (@BradMcElhinny) October 18, 2023

Note -- there has been no reluctance on Mooney’s part to support Jordan:

Proud to support my friend @Jim_Jordan for Speaker!https://t.co/6SuoVyZot4

— Alex Mooney (@MooneyforWV) October 17, 2023

Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House?! A look at his effectiveness

How does Jordan do on bipartisanship and effectiveness? From the Washington Post:

-Last Congress, only 4 lawmakers ranked lower than Jim Jordan on legislative effectiveness
-He has ranked in bottom 5 House Republicans last 4 Congresses
-He also rates near bottom in rankings of lawmaker bipartisanship
Read more from @AaronBlakehttps://t.co/SJe437Nni6

— John Wagner (@WPJohnWagner) October 17, 2023

From that same study of the 117th Congress, note that both Mooney and WV's downstate representative, Carol Miller, were not that much ahead of Jordan in effectiveness:

(I didn’t often agree with David McKinley's politics, but at least he worked at being an effective congressional representative.)

More bad news for Mooney

Donald Trump had previously said, much to Mooney’s chagrin, that he would not endorse anyone in the West Virginia Republican primary. So much for Trump’s word:

In a boon for the NRSC, former President Donald Trump is backing Jim Justice in WV Senate primary.

Justice is up against Rep. Alex Mooney, who is backed by the Club for Growth, which has drawn the ire of Trump.

More background here: https://t.co/EoBITk1MgP pic.twitter.com/XJeJEDZIlg

— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 18, 2023

It's hard to feel sorry for Alex Mooney.