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West Virginia

elleng

(136,043 posts) Mon May 7, 2018, 10:37 AM May 2018

Trump Urges West Virginians Not to Vote for Don Blankenship.

WASHINGTON — President Trump intervened Monday in the West Virginia Republican Senate primary, pleading with voters a day before the election to oppose the former mine operator Don Blankenship, and suggesting that Mr. Blankenship’s nomination would lead to a replay of the party’s embarrassing loss last year in Alabama.

Responding to the requests of party leaders who fear a win for Mr. Blankenship in the primary would all but ensure the re-election of Senator Joe Manchin II, a Democrat, Mr. Trump echoed those fears in a tweet aimed at West Virginians.

“Don Blankenship currently running for Senate, can’t win the General Election in your State…No way!” Mr. Trump wrote. “Remember Alabama. Vote Rep. Jenkins or A.G. Morrisey.”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/07/us/politics/don-blankenship-trump-west-virginia.html?

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Trump Urges West Virginians Not to Vote for Don Blankenship. (Original Post) elleng May 2018 OP

his base thinks that these messages are from the GOP lapfog_1 May 2018 #1

"vote for jenkins or morrisey" lol! awesome job, donnie. be sure to split the vote! unblock May 2018 #2

No shit! LOL! nt Lucky Luciano May 2018 #4

Does he mean it or is he trying to use reverse psychology? marble falls May 2018 #3

lapfog_1

(30,143 posts)

1. his base thinks that these messages are from the GOP

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon May 7, 2018, 10:39 AM

May 2018

and not from trump... that trump is "captured" by the more centrist GOP on these races.

But not to worry, I expect Blankenship to win the Repuke nomination.