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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy doesn't Trump like Don Blankenship ?
He's Trump without the showman's veneer.
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Why doesn't Trump like Don Blankenship ? (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
May 2018
OP
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(52,331 posts)1. donnie likes republicans who don't get caught.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)3. Bingo.
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,199 posts)2. If he wins the primary, Trump will suddenly love Don Blankenship.
And then if he loses the general election, Trump will claim he never supported Don Blankenship.
I think the moral of the story is that Trump will never take responsibility for anything.
Mopar151
(9,999 posts)4. Trump envies Blankenship
The Turd You Should See A Doctor About only wishes he were enough of a psychopath to compete. Blakenship got to really kill some of those loser workers.
JDC
(10,135 posts)5. He's jealous of his wealth.
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)6. He's afraid Blankenship is too damaged to win the general.
PSPS
(13,616 posts)7. That's the correct answer.
Loony enough to win a KGOP primary means too loony to win the general in a state-wide race (gerrymandered congressional elections are usually a lock, though.)
brooklynite
(94,742 posts)8. Ecause he's going to lose.