“The war to drain the swamp and create jobs for West Virginia people has begun,” Blankenship says, in reference to McConnell (R-Ky.). The president’s son Donald Trump Jr. weighed into the race as well on Thursday, tweeting that voters in West Virginia should reject Blankenship. “The establishment is doing everything they can to keep Joe Manchin in office,” he wrote. “I will tell everyone what Joe Manchin has done.”Blankenship defended his use of the terms “China person” and “West Virginia person” at an event Thursday night, according to a report from Roll Call. “Is West Virginia people racist?,” Blankenship asked, according to the report.

Source: Washington Post May 04, 2018 00:45 UTC