Blankenship Checkmates The Libs
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The radio advertisement also defends his previous use of the term, “China people” which was first featured in a campaign video leaked to reporters on Friday. “Swamp Captain Mitch McConnell has given millions of jobs to China people,” Blankenship states in the television spot, taking aim at the Majority Leader’s family. “While doing so, Mitch has gotten rich,” Blankenship adds. “In fact, his China family has given him tens of millions of dollars.” Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wife to McConnell, was born in Taiwan, and is of Chinese descent. Her father serves as chairman of a shipping company.
Blankenship’s new radio advertisement notes, “The fake news is also pretending to be offended by the use of my words, ‘China people.’ They seem not to realize that China is a country, not a race.”
From the people who brought you “but I married one!”
Anyway, the Republican establishment is rallying around his opponent, and if history has taught us anything that should quickly put out this fire. And here’s a good indication of how said establishment will react if Blankenship wins:
When asked repeatedly if he would back Manchin if Blankenship was to win the election, Morissey told CBS News, “I am intending to win this election and I plan to wish this election. I don’t think Don Blankenship is a credible candidate so this is not a good time to suggest anyone should be endorsing Don Blankenship.”
Translation: “Don Blankenship is completely unfit to serve in the Senate, but he’s not an anti-American Trotskyite like Joe Manchin. Vote Blankenship.” The story you’ll be hearing from pretty much all elected Republican officials, because Blankenship isn’t actually an outlier in American politics, as the current president should make clear.
What if he loses?
Ex-coal CEO and West Virginia senate candidate Don Blankenship says he will not rule out a third party bid in the West Virginia senate race, if Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wins the Republican nomination Tuesday. “I have not ruled out anything,” Blankenship told CBS News on Sunday, adding, “I’ve said that I cannot let him win because of the opioid connection and planned parenthood connection.”
I doubt he’d actually do this. But let me be clear: I strongly support consumer-wank vanity campaigns from the right.
…UPDATE: DOUBLE CHECKMATE LIBS!
We’re confused on our staff as to how it can be racist when there’s no mention of race. There’s no race. Races are Negro, white Caucasian, Hispanic, Asian. There’s no mention of a race. I’ve never used a race word.