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Carolina and west virginia will choose nominees for the u.s. house and senate. perhaps the most closely watched race will be in west virginia, where former coal executive don blankenship is on the ballot. you may recall he spent a year in federal prison for safety violations in a mining disaster that left 29 people dead. politico reports he's moved ahead of his more mainstream rivals, according to four republicans who say they have seen recent polling. president trump's son done junior is urging voters to reject blankenship saying no more fumbles like alabama, we need to win in november, refer...

Congress and he is out there spending a million and a half dollars trying to stop it but i think it will help us. >> sandra: i want to get his response to your attack on him here. >> my father-in-law is an america who lives and works in new york and i don't have any comment about ridiculous observations like that. i'm not in that race but i hope they nominate somebody who can actually win the general election. >> sandra: everybody is watching this. you are polling 16% right now, mr. blankenship. you spent a year in jail. formerly the ceo of a coal company that had a mining disaster because of ...

More republicans in congress because joe manchin voted against tax cuts. ainsley: he said we migh he mige a friendly guy. he is friendly in the hallways but he voted against the tax cut. receive steve he voted against fixing healthcare. there are three other republicans running to joe manchin's seat. the fellow that ran massi. mining disaster 29 people died. this man wound up in jail for i believe a year he was not invited in. however a congressman who is a republican and also the states attorney general were there because they would like to take joe manchin's job. you know what? the president...

Energy, don blankenship was not invited to the event. he of course famously i think served about a year in prison after that terrible mining disaster out there. what do you make of the choice, west virginians have regarding the three republicans? >> well, there's a very clear choice. yes, don blankenship just got out of federal prison, serving a conviction following the tragic disaster of ubb, 29 brave west virginia coal miners lost their life yesterday, tragically, was a memorial event for that, the anniversary. so there is a clear choice, don blarchenship has use you had his checkbook to pro...

>> mr. may had a written journal and videos where he expressed fears of being targeted and that he wanted to bring attention to this issue of targeting. mr. may was in a state of crisis. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news, tallahassee, florida. >> he had a law degree. he was young. 31. his friends described him, sweet, smart and understated. he worked for the new mexico prosecutor's office but suddenly resigned on the 6th. i feel we demonize these guys that are shooters but we don't talk about the mental health issues in this country. what could have led a guy who was bright to snap. >> the swe...