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Was very personal. these were people who either survived that mine explosion that sent blankenship to prison for a year, and they also said they knew people who died in that mine explosion, and they said this was personal, and he had blood on his hands. so the question now becomes how big of a grip on this state will senator joe manchin have in november, and what will the people of west virginia do about it? >> they get to decide what kind of campaign they want in the general election. morgan radford, who has been on the story for some time in west virginia, thank you very much. coming up, w...

Crucially, nbc news is projecting attorney general patrick morrisey the winner of that race. the candidate who the gop feared might win, the former coal baron don blankenship, convicted for his role in that deadly mine explosion in 2010, he conceded about an hour ago. >> my advisers tell me that it was time to concede, so we're conceding the election. the only thing i can tell you is i did what i could do to try to help the state. >> it was just yesterday the president urged voters on twitter not to support blankenship but to vote for one of his opponents. now patrick morrisey will go up again...

Might win, the former coal baron don blankenship, convicted for his role in that deadly mine explosion in 2010, he conceded about an hour ago. >> my advisers tell me that it was time to concede, so we're conceding the election. the only thing i can tell you is i did what i could do to try to help the state. >> it was just yesterday the president urged voters on twitter not to support blankenship but to vote for one of his opponents. now patrick morrisey will go up against the incumbent senator joe manchin, who is seen as one of the most vulnerable democrats in the senate even though, as democr...

His role in that deadly mine explosion in 2010, he conceded about an hour ago. >> my advisers tell me that it was time to concede, so we're conceding the election. the only thing i can tell you is i did what i could do to try to help the state. >> it was just yesterday the president urged voters on twitter not to support blankenship but to vote for one of his opponents. now patrick morrisey will go up against the incumbent senator joe manchin, who is seen as one of the most vulnerable democrats in the senate even though, as democrats go, he's a conservative and sometimes votes with the republi...

Spending a year in prison for conspiracy to violate mine safety standards in the aftermath of a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 workers. he's using his legal woes to bolster his outsider credentials. >> i've had a personal experience with the department of justice. i can -- they lie a lot too. >> reporter: but president trump isn't supporting him, but compared him to failed alabama candidate roy moore. washington republicans are worried that blankenship could squeak out a victory in a three-way primary, hurting their chances to unseat incumbent joe manchin. >> they don't want to me to be th...