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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDon Blankenship losing in West Virginia GOP primary
West Virginia Primary Election ResultsBy THE NEW YORK TIMES MAY 8, 2018, 9:41 PM ET
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Don Blankenship losing in West Virginia GOP primary (Original Post)
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RockRaven
(14,899 posts)1. *sad trombone*
Wounded Bear
(58,598 posts)2. Too bad, that might have been a fun election...
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)3. Seriously?
18,000 people in West Virginia voted for a person that was responsible for killing West Virginia coal miners because of his callous leadership of a coal company?
What the F**K are they thinking?
doc03
(35,295 posts)4. He posed with a gun in his ads, he backs Trump and he is a racist
asshole. What more could they want?
quartz007
(1,216 posts)5. Obviously those 18,000 voters
do not like Rump!
catbyte
(34,333 posts)6. If he loses, maybe we should start a GoFundMe for a third party run.
After all, Mr. Trumpier Than Trump threatened it if he lost. Separate the GOP vote.
kurtcagle
(1,601 posts)7. Not a good idea
We've seen what happens when a too crazy to win candidate gets elected nonetheless. Let the good people of West Virginia do their civic duty.
MyOwnPeace
(16,917 posts)8. I agree with your comment,
but, the "good people of West Virginia" - there's 18,000 of them that voted for this f**king killer.
WHAT THE HELL is going on in this country?
struggle4progress
(118,224 posts)9. Miner's lifeguard