WV-SEN 2018: Haunted Manchin

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Damn.

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If Don Blankenship actually wins the primary, the Republican Party should just be dissolved.

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Why are ads in WV so bad?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vIgXVoa9bo

Jesus. Hope no one with epilepsy was watching.

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As this primary seems to come down to Blankenship and Morissey, things are not looking good for Jenkins. If he loses, this would be a monumental miscalculation on his part, especially as there’s a decent chance his seat flips in November.

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An update of early voting totals.  Really nothing has changed in the basic pattern. 51-33-15 the partisan breakdown.  Independents can request a ballot for either party or just vote on nonpartisan issues if they so choose.  

https://gallery.mailchimp.com/8f557e1c6ac0b5aa70dfd4c00/files/ec6249aa-ab35-4574-9b28-4e47f3dded09/P18_EV_Abs_050618.pdf

Looks like just slightly over 25% of the registered GOP ballots are coming from WV 3rd when it compromises over 32% of the state's population, hopefully this trend holds down and dooms Jenkins.

What's the percentage of all statewide registered R's in WV-03, though?  That's the relevant comparison here.  It has to be under 1/3rd given how many legacy Dems there are in those counties.

Also, apparently registered Indies can vote in the GOP primary.  I would be surprised if Indies voting GOP ballots don't break substantially for Blankenship.

Yeah, registered Republicans make up only 32% of the the registered voters. Democrats make up 43%. Still.

This page is interesting as hell: it has the party registration totals of the state and of each county going back to July 2016. At that point, Democrats made up 46% of registered voters, and Republicans 30%.

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https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1009458187433541632?

🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wow Manchin surprisingly high-energy.

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Is Blankenship a D plant or just absolutely insane?

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Is Blankenship a D plant or just absolutely insane?

It's all for the children.

And the Americapeople

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LOL, Manchin is having a field day with this

https://www.nbcnews.com/card/joe-manchin-don-blankenship-has-valid-case-third-party-bid-n894126

Actually laughed out loud just by reading the URL

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Are people seriously having a problem with the way Ojeda’s dressing?

Will he show up to congressional hearings in a tee shirt?

if he did that'd be awesome

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I for one welcome the return of Carte Goodwin