Trump formally endorses Mooney

Trump is wading into the member-vs.-member primary in West Virginia, endorsing Alex Mooney over David McKinley (who recently voted for the new infrastructure law) https://t.co/txXthlDFS6

— POLITICO (@politico) November 15, 2021

Mooney on Metro News claims that McKinley cannot win the primary

This morning, in an interview on Metro News, Mooney told Hoppy Kercheval that he spent time with Trump this past weekend and that he would endorse him. According to Mooney, Trump’s endorsement “seals the deal.” In case we missed his point:

I think this endorsement from President Trump makes it impossible for him to win a primary against me.

(We're in the first inning and Mooney is already claiming that he's won the primary?)

Here is part of that interview:

West Virginia first district Congressman @RepAlexMooney talks with @HoppyKercheval about his endorsement from former President Donald Trump. WATCH: https://t.co/wkudfIRZCB pic.twitter.com/8xy38E6Iso

— MetroNews (@WVMetroNews) November 16, 2021

Club for Growth endorses Mooney

Here is how the Club for Growth describes itself:

we are the only organization that is willing and able to take on any Member of Congress on policy who fails to uphold basic economic conservative principles…regardless of party.

This organization spends lots of money; Open Secrets tells us that they spent $66,334,260 in 2020 mostly against Democrats (but also against Republicans who were not fiscally conservative enough).

The rightwing Club for Growth, folo'g Trump's lead yesterday, today endorsed GOP Rep. Alex Mooney over GOP Rep. David McKinley -- redistricting threw them into the same WV House district -- damning McKinley as one of "13 Republican Betrayers" for backing infrastructure law.

— Jackie Calmes (@jackiekcalmes) November 16, 2021