Poll: Coal baron Blankenship fading in W.Va. Senate primary

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

WHEELING, W.Va. — A new poll out Monday evening shows recently imprisoned coal baron and Senate hopeful Don Blankenship fading in the Republican primary, amid an avalanche of establishment attacks aimed at stopping him from winning the nomination.

With the primary two weeks away, the survey shows Blankenship, who spent a year in jail following the deadly 2010 explosion at his Upper Big Branch Mine, falling far behind his more mainstream rivals, GOP Rep. Evan Jenkins and state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. The poll found Morrisey leading with 24 percent, followed by Jenkins with 20 percent, and Blankenship trailing with 12 percent. Thirty-nine percent were undecided.

The survey, which was conducted April 17-19 and has a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points, came as Blankenship squared off against his rivals in a 90-minute debate held at Wheeling Jesuit University. The candidates spent much of the evening aligning themselves with President Donald Trump, and beating up on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.

They will also meet on Tuesday, and again next week for a nationally televised debate hosted by Fox News.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/23/don-blankenship-west-virginia-senate-primary-546410

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A pity; he could have shared prison cell recipes with Michael Grimm.....

[packman]

1. I thank the people of West Virginia

what a crime against humanity if this POS got even close to being elected. Should have been sentenced to die in the deepest, darkest coal pit in the state.

[GWC58]

4. That worthless fuck should be in his cell

for the 10:00 count. Not running for US Senate!

[djacq]

2. Convicts, Racist, Adulterers, Sexists, etc

The GOP has really lowered the bar.

[Dawson Leery]

3. The GOP is a hotbed of the scumbags that ruin a civil society.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Other than self enrichment...

...I don't even now why he ran.

Even as a republican, miners can't possibly believe he's on their side with his record of sidestepping safety regs to help his bottom line. I'd think even the densest backwoods hillbilly knows he didn't serve a year for parking tickets.

Most any conservative should sweep the floor with him and he wasn't unopposed. What was he thinking?

[rpannier]

7. I think he ran for the following reasons

1. Revenge
2. The feeling he did nothing wrong and was going to 'prove it' by getting ellected
3. Because he's an arrogant jerk
4. self enrichment

Jumble those into any order

[Scarsdale]

10. So, basically

he is W. V. answer to tRump? How could he NOT get elected, since he is so like tRump?

[not fooled]

13. Yeah

and your list applies equally well to the current occupant of the white house.

[Me.]

6. Karma

lock him up....again

[rpannier]

8. Lock him up in California, Washington State or Hawaii

In a facility that uses renewable energy
with people convicted of environmental crimes

[Me.]

9. Maybe They Could Pay The Inmates

to install solar panels for $1. an hour and he could work on his next fake billion.

[Vinca]

11. I can't believe the guy has been running on jailing Hillary. Talk about no new ideas. LOL.

[hatrack]

12. Too bad - he'd help Manchin as the Puke nominee . . .

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