Ex-con who lost GOP primary launches third party campaign to punish GOP
Don Blankenship is back, and he plans to be Republicans’ worst nightmare.
By Matthew Chapman - May 21, 2018
Don Blankenship is back, and he plans to be Republicans’ worst nightmare.
By Matthew Chapman - May 21, 2018
Bruising Republican primaries are leading to extended feuds within state parties, as some losing candidates hint that they’re not ready to rally around the winner.
By Eric Boehlert - May 14, 2018
Trump has a habit of reaching out to all the wrong people — while ignoring American heroes.
By Eric Boehlert - May 10, 2018
Republicans are depending on Fox News to help weed out bad candidates this year.
By Eric Boehlert - May 10, 2018
On the eve of the primary, West Virginia’s most bombastic candidate, U.S. Senate hopeful Don Blankenship, has turned on the man he is emulating.
By Matthew Chapman - May 07, 2018
Trump has weighed in on the West Virginia Senate race, in the most awkward way imaginable.
By Matthew Chapman - May 07, 2018
Don Blankenship can’t stop saying racist things.
By Matthew Chapman - May 04, 2018
Convicted criminal and GOP Senate candidate Don Blankenship insisted that his blatantly racist slur against Asians was definitely not racist.
By Matthew Chapman - May 02, 2018
Mitch McConnell and his allies are cracking down to try to stop a convicted criminal from winning the Senate nomination against a red-state Democrat. And it is getting ugly.
By Matthew Chapman - April 17, 2018
Convicted criminal Don Blankenship spent a year in prison for violating mine safety rules. Now he could face criminal prosecution again for his disorganized campaign.
By Matthew Chapman - April 11, 2018
Add West Virginia to the long list of races Republicans are suddenly nervous about.
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