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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Fri Nov 1, 2019, 08:07 PM Nov 2019

Former coal exec Don Blankenship files for third-party presidential bid

Former coal executive and federal prisoner Don Blankenship filed paperwork on Thursday to launch a third-party White House bid.

Blankenship, who also unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in West Virginia last year, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission announcing he would be a presidential candidate for the Constitution Party.

The former coal baron released a statement Thursday blasting the two-party system, saying Thursday’s impeachment vote, which was almost entirely along party lines, is evidence Democrats and Republicans “seek to damage each other versus doing what is best for America.”

“The Party line vote makes clear that the House Members are 'not thinking for themselves' nor ‘about our country,’ Blankenship said. “Instead Members of Congress vote as if they were a heard of sheep with Democrat Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Steve Scalise barking at their heels like Border Collies.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/468431-former-coal-exec-don-blankenship-files-for-third-party-presidential-bid

Maybe he can take care of Cocaine Mitch and the China people.

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Former coal exec Don Blankenship files for third-party presidential bid (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 OP
hahahahaahaaaaaaaa Miigwech Nov 2019 #1
Good luck with that. bearsfootball516 Nov 2019 #2
How F'en bizarre! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #3
baaa baaa dweller Nov 2019 #4
At least he'll steal some of the rump vote, if either of them get any votes worth speaking of...nt SWBTATTReg Nov 2019 #5
Mass murderer and repug, sure to cut into Rump's base voters. Mc Mike Nov 2019 #6
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