Posted on 05/13/2022 1:16:34 PM PDT by cotton1706
Former President Donald Trump scored another victory as a Republican kingmaker on Tuesday, after his pick in West Virginia’s GOP primary, Rep. Alex Mooney, beat Rep. David McKinley in the race for the state’s 2nd Congressional District seat. As always, the display of Trump’s continued grip on the party is concerning. But there’s a specific detail about the race that’s particularly grim: McKinley was punished for the sin of indulging in an anodyne act of bipartisanship.
According to Roll Call, McKinley’s support for last year's bipartisan infrastructure law — you know, the law that received support from both parties in Congress and is funding badly needed roads, bridges and broadband infrastructure — was a “focal point in the race.” And McKinley’s vote for it is what inspired Trump to lash out against him. “Even though representatives for Trump told him a vote for the bill would result in Trump endorsing his opponent, McKinley said he couldn’t pass up an opportunity to vote for it because it ‘is good for West Virginia,’” Roll Call reports. When President Joe Biden signed his infrastructure package, Trump endorsed Mooney that same day.
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MSNBC whines that another assistant Democrat was just shoved out of the Republican Party.
I don't know, but my guess would be 25% max, but probably lower.
I would guess none of it, but I'm not a Democrat so I live in the real world
Has anyone else noticed that it is always those ‘evil conservatives’ fault? It’s not the GOPe’s fault, but rather those that try to pull the GOP back to where they pretend to be when they are “campaign conservatives”. Those are the politicians who pretend to be conservative when they want your vote, but then move to the left once elected.
Why should conservatives be the ones who always have to give up ground?
Anyone who has Been thru WV knows the truth. I was shocked at the increases in tolls and the same terrible roads. Dems have ruled that place too long, the increased tolls happened under trumps pal j justice. Glad we left in 2016.
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