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Sun May 6, 2018, 04:37 PM

Star Member brooklynite (68,558 posts)

Don Blankenship won't rule out third party bid in West Virginia senate race

Source: CBS News

Ex-coal CEO and West Virginia senate candidate Don Blankenship says he will not rule out a third party bid in the West Virginia senate race, if Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wins the Republican nomination Tuesday. "I have not ruled out anything," Blankenship told CBS News on Sunday, adding, "I've said that I cannot let him win because of the opioid connection and planned parenthood connection."

Blankenship has repeatedly stated on the campaign trail that Morrisey is at fault for the opioid epidemic in West Virginia, and vows he will not support the attorney general if chosen as the Republican nominee. "Mr. Morrisey has been less than truthful about his involvement with the drug companies," Blankenship said, noting that an independent bid might be the most viable option in the general election race against current West Virginia senator Democrat Joe Manchin.

Blankenship served a year behind bars for conspiring to violate mine safety rules following the Upper Big Branch Mining disaster in 2010, and is currently under probation. The explosion took the life of 29 miners. Republicans have long worried about the possibility of a Blankenship victory, and the prospects of a candidate with a criminal record, come November. In April, GOP strategists launched Mountain Families PAC, investing in six-figure television advertisement buys.

In the eleventh hour of his campaign, Blankenship plans to release his final radio advertisement, doubling down on his outsider status. "The establishment politicians are getting desperate and more hostile," Blankenship notes in his radio message, due to air locally Monday morning. "They are calling me a bigot, a moron, a despicable character, and mentally ill."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/don-blankenship-wont-rule-out-third-party-bid-west-virginia-senate-race-2018-05-06/


I assumed the Democrats would lose some incumbents, but looking at the opponents Manchin, Donnelly and McCaskill are drawing.....

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Reply Don Blankenship won't rule out third party bid in West Virginia senate race (Original post)
 brooklynite May 2018 OP
LineReply "They are calling me a bigot, a moron, a despicable character, and mentally ill."
 louis-t May 2018 #1
LineLineReply That was some ad. He came across as all of that.
 OnDoutside May 2018 #2
LineReply Go for it! 3rd party all the way!
 PearliePoo2 May 2018 #3
LineReply Oh, do it. Please split the vote and guarantee a Manchin win.
 bearsfootball516 May 2018 #4
LineReply Another Don The Con
 DoctorJoJo May 2018 #5
LineReply Blankenship, I really think you should....
 paleotn May 2018 #6
LineReply Please proceed Mr. Blankenship. nt
 TeamPooka May 2018 #7
LineReply Not going to happen.
 Staph May 2018 #8
LineLineReply Oh, what a shame. So it's just dishonest noise from a conscienceless killer.
 Hortensis May 2018 #12
LineLineNew Reply Thank you.
 murielm99 May 2018 #23
LineReply It's Amazing That He Is Running for Office in WV
 Leith May 2018 #9
LineLineReply He claims that his internal polls
 Staph May 2018 #13
LineReply By all means he should.
 LiberalFighter May 2018 #10
LineReply Of course he doesn't. Malignant narcissists never give up. I hope he tries.
 catbyte May 2018 #11
LineNew Reply The allure of coal jobs will get him some votes
 Jfarrar3645 May 2018 #14
LineLineNew Reply That Sounds Off
 modrepub May 2018 #19
LineLineLineNew Reply I'm not saying the coal jobs are coming back, but that is the mindset of some of these voters
 Jfarrar3645 May 2018 #20
LineLineNew Reply fracking is hot
 Marthe48 May 2018 #22
LineNew Reply Go for it, dude!
 Nitram May 2018 #15
LineNew Reply If Blankenship loses the primary...
 Dopers_Greed May 2018 #16
LineNew Reply Do it!
 Americanno May 2018 #17
LineNew Reply "They're just mad that when I fire employees, I do it with real fire."
 jmowreader May 2018 #18
LineNew Reply Please Don, please run a third party campaign. Please. You literally put the con in 'conservative'.
 marble falls May 2018 #21

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2018, 04:43 PM

louis-t (20,723 posts)

1. "They are calling me a bigot, a moron, a despicable character, and mentally ill."

'They' are probably right. Asshole.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 04:48 PM

Star Member OnDoutside (16,778 posts)

2. That was some ad. He came across as all of that.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 05:03 PM

PearliePoo2 (7,768 posts)

3. Go for it! 3rd party all the way!

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Sun May 6, 2018, 05:04 PM

Star Member bearsfootball516 (5,842 posts)

4. Oh, do it. Please split the vote and guarantee a Manchin win.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 05:11 PM

DoctorJoJo (1,134 posts)

5. Another Don The Con

 

We will welcome you as either the Repuke or 3rd party candidate, as you will be the gift that keeps on giving!

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Sun May 6, 2018, 05:19 PM

Star Member paleotn (9,639 posts)

6. Blankenship, I really think you should....

It's terrible what those Rethugs are calling you. You should really show them as a 3rd party in the general!

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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:09 PM

Star Member TeamPooka (18,845 posts)

7. Please proceed Mr. Blankenship. nt

This is the DU member formerly known as TeamPooka.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:35 PM

Star Member Staph (5,476 posts)

8. Not going to happen.

THE “SORE LOSER” or “SOUR GRAPES” LAW (W. Va. Code §§ 3-5-7(d)(6) and 3-5-23)

Candidates affiliated with a recognized political party who run for election in a primary election
and who lose the nomination cannot change her or his voter registration to a minor party
organization/unaffiliated candidate to take advantage of the later filing deadlines and have their
name on the subsequent general election ballot.


From the official 2018 Running For Office In West Virginia document from the Secretary of State -- https://sos.wv.gov/elections/forms/Documents/Running%20for%20Office/2018%20RFO%20FINAL%20DRAFT.pdf


I wouldn't rule out a write-in campaign, but his name will not be put on the general election ballot if he loses the primary.




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Sun May 6, 2018, 07:13 PM

Star Member Hortensis (43,911 posts)

12. Oh, what a shame. So it's just dishonest noise from a conscienceless killer.

New news is that Blankenship is seeing a "surge" in support. Great and horrible. What is wrong with those people?

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Mon May 7, 2018, 01:21 PM

Star Member murielm99 (27,487 posts)

23. Thank you.

I knew they had such a law, but I was too lazy to look it up.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:40 PM

Leith (6,599 posts)

9. It's Amazing That He Is Running for Office in WV

Don't West Virginians consider him to be the monster who contributed to the unnecessary deaths of their friends and neighbors?

Or is his ego so big that he can't conceive of that notion?

Or don't voters in that state care?

I'd appreciate it if somebody from coal country could clue me in.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 07:25 PM

Star Member Staph (5,476 posts)

13. He claims that his internal polls

show that he is leading. However, there are no indications that his campaign has had any internal polls commissioned.

Blankenship is a rich and evil man. He's also a lying liar that lies, just like the evil man in the White House.


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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:51 PM

Star Member LiberalFighter (41,304 posts)

10. By all means he should.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 06:58 PM

Star Member catbyte (25,131 posts)

11. Of course he doesn't. Malignant narcissists never give up. I hope he tries.

It would split the Republican vote, and even though Manchin is no bargain; I'd much rather see him in the Senate than any of those Republicans. And you're right, brooklynite, the Republicans are on track to shooting themselves in the foot not once, but 3 times. They never seem to learn their lesson, fortunately. Todd Akin, anybody? "I am not a witch" O'Donnell?

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Sun May 6, 2018, 07:41 PM

Jfarrar3645 (14 posts)

14. The allure of coal jobs will get him some votes

You have to live in a place like WV to really understand. Legit jobs in the coal fields are truly mining/affiliated jobs or fast food. Their is no diversification of economy in these places. Alot of these coal jobs pay close to 100k.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 03:41 AM

modrepub (1,989 posts)

19. That Sounds Off

In the last 3 years the number of coal-fired units has dropped by almost 20%. Coal plants are more expensive to run. I'd be surprised if in the long run there would be much of an increase in the number of jobs. 100k coal jobs also sounds off. Most mines are strip mines so the level of sophistication is not high. Maybe a couple of people earn that much but most are probably lucky if the make one third of that.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 05:21 AM

Jfarrar3645 (14 posts)

20. I'm not saying the coal jobs are coming back, but that is the mindset of some of these voters

The jobs they are hoping to come back are the underground mines but strip mine jobs pay very well. When you say “level of sophistication” is not high with strip mining you are misinformed. Heavy equipment operators, dynamite engineers, etc all pay very well. As for the 100k jobs, union coal jobs start at around 50/60k and with overtime can approach 100k. Like I said you have to live in WV to understand.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 10:13 AM

Star Member Marthe48 (6,293 posts)

22. fracking is hot

but I hear that a lot of the jobs are filled by out-of-state workers.

Fracking is ruining the tourism. You can drive across Rt 50 east to Maryland, and there are so many collection sites, so much brine truck traffic, so much forest destruction. That's just what you see on Rt 50. If you travel on old roads like WV Rt. 18 there's even more.

Then you get to Maryland and oh joy, it's over. At least it was the last time I drove that way. Between the shift from Dem to repk. and the environmental wreckage, I wish I could avoid the state to go east or south.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 08:18 PM

Star Member Nitram (16,478 posts)

15. Go for it, dude!

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Sun May 6, 2018, 10:47 PM

Dopers_Greed (2,391 posts)

16. If Blankenship loses the primary...

I'd be willing to donate to get him running third party.

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Sun May 6, 2018, 11:11 PM

Americanno (59 posts)

17. Do it!

 

It benefits democrats.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 12:31 AM

jmowreader (44,567 posts)

18. "They're just mad that when I fire employees, I do it with real fire."

This is Sharron Angle-level batshit insanity.

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Mon May 7, 2018, 06:52 AM

Star Member marble falls (37,501 posts)

21. Please Don, please run a third party campaign. Please. You literally put the con in 'conservative'.

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