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Gettable for republicans. >> that is a fascinating number on the screen right now. we can't get into it, but democratic turnout in west virginia was actually bigger than republican. democrats, it was a for gone conclusion that joe mnuchin was going to be their candidate, tells you a little about voter enthusiasm. i also think there's some good news for blankenship. his probation is over. it ended at midnight last night. the ex-con. teach mitch -- >> do you think he gets his gun back, too? >> teach mitch fired a shot, speaking of -- "thanks for playing, don," in this tweet referencing a netflix...

Questions swirling today about the president's personal attorney michael cohen. those payments, some $4.4 million that flowed through his company after october 2016. do they raise ethical questions? of course, michael avenatti, the attorney for stormy daniels, has said clearly this is an example of pay to play, that michael cohen was offering access to these large corporations. michael cohen firing back at those allegations. we'll see what the white house has to say about that when sarah sanders comes to the podium in just a few moments from now. ali? >> all right, we'll be back to you shortly...

Closely here, and ohio, which also has a really interesting races. peter doocy is life at don blankenship's headquarters in west virginia is the former coal baron and ex-con looks to beat evan jenkins and patrick morrisey in that g.o.p. senate primary and ellison barber is live in dennis kucinich's headquarters in ohio where the former congressman is looking to defeat richard cordray for the democratic nomination there. first to peter doocy in west virginia. hi, peter. >> don blankenship has self-funded his entire three and a half million dollar campaign with the exception of one donation for ...

Challenge one of the most vulnerable senate democrats and the whole country, if not the most in november. it is too early to project a winner in tonight's race in indiana. there is a live look at mike braun's headquarters. he sort of the outsider businessman candidate. in this race he's poured millions of his own money into the campaign. he is enjoying an early lead but it is to soon to say was going to win era. the winner of this race will face off against democratic senator joe donnelly in november. minutes from now also polls will close in west virginia and this one has been a barn burner a...

Rules of politics. i couldn't sit here and say, i know he's going to lose this thing in november. >> let's ask an expert on it. steve kornacki, thank you. charlie cook, the editor and publisher of "the cook political report," also an msnbc political analyst. charlie, what do you think? does blankenship have a chance? >> i think in a general election, i really, really, really don't think that don blankenship could beat joe manchin. i think so a republican, a generic republican would have a very good chance of winning the state, because of the increasing republican tilt to the state. but i'm not...