Tag: Don Blankenship

Former West Virginia coal mining executive Don Blankenship was convicted and served jail time for attempting to violate federal mine safety standards after the death of 29 miners in 2010.

Don Blankenship dismisses Trump: ‘We still expect to win’

Al Weaver · May 7, 2018 4:35 pm

Exclusive: Two West Virginia Internal Campaign Polls Show Blankenship Narrowly Edging GOP Rivals

John McCormack · May 7, 2018 2:12 pm

Don Blankenship, a former coal company CEO who went to prison, is hosting a town hall meeting for voters next week as he revs up his U.S. Senate candidacy.

Don Blankenship responds to the president: Some say I’m ‘Trumpier than Trump’

Melissa Quinn · May 7, 2018 2:07 pm

Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., left, and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, right, watch as President Donald Trump arrives for a roundtable discussion on tax policy, Thursday, April 5, 2018, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.

‘He’s everything’: Trump looms large in Indiana and West Virginia primaries

Al Weaver · May 6, 2018 4:01 am

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The worst campaign ads we’ve ever seen

Siraj Hashmi · May 4, 2018 9:20 pm

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Don Blankenship debuts the worst campaign ad of 2018

Philip Wegmann · May 4, 2018 3:25 pm

Donald Trump Jr. waves to the audience during a fundraiser.

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Donald Trump Jr. asks West Virginia ‘to reject Blankenship’

Philip Wegmann · May 3, 2018 10:04 pm

Donald Trump Jr., the son of President Donald Trump, attends the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 2, 2018.

Donald Trump Jr. urges West Virginia to ‘reject’ Don Blankenship: ‘No more fumbles like Alabama’

Al Weaver · May 3, 2018 8:06 pm

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With Joe Manchin sinking, Don Blankenship might be Democrats’ only hope in West Virginia

David Freddoso · May 3, 2018 5:14 pm

Supporters talk with former Massey CEO and West Virginia Republican Senatorial candidate, Don Blankenship, center, prior to a town hall to kick off his campaign in Logan, W.Va., Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Blankenship will face two other Republican candidates in the May 8th primary.

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The nihilism of Don Blankenship’s Senate candidacy

Philip Wegmann · May 2, 2018 10:48 pm