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Is on the ballot but he spent years using his considerable wealth to build the west virginia republican party. >> i don't see any doubt we'll win. >> which he said gives him good will with gop voters. >> republicans in washington are desperate to keep west virginia race from being a repeat of their embarrassing defeat in alabama where the gop put up the controversial roy moore who lost to a democrat. it looks like the gop establishment attacks on blankenship could be working. a recent poll out shows that blankenship is now trailing in third place. but, jake, he has something that others don't....

One of the biggest reasons they should vote for me if they're -- have family members or are involved in the coal industry. unlike any other person that i know of, i stood up against the establishment when they falsely claimed that the explosion was caused by the coal miners. >> he insisted he was set up by manchin and other politicians. manchin's wife calls that laughable. >> don blankenship is not a victim. >> do you think he could be a tough opponent politically? >> absolutely. >> reporter: but some national republicans are taking unusual steps to make sure that doesn't happen. running this ...

Are. republicans trying to hold on to their senate majority are terrified of blankenship winning a may 8th gop primary in west virginia and losing the opportunity to beat one of the most vulnerable senate democrats, joe >> they think joe manchin will beat you easily. >> that is what they're telling you so you'll tell the public that. they believe i'm going to win. >> it is a trump 2016 message on steroids. all of the gop candidates are tripping over themselves to align with the president. who won west virginia big and is still very popular here. but blankenship is most like the president. a ha...

Candidate that will help the democrats win a seat or keep a seat, or is he the next donald trump, the establishment hates him but he could win? >> what if i told you rye more and donald trump were cut from the same cloth along with the other candidates who are running as far right as possible. i think that someone with the record of blankenship fits in with scott pruitt's epa. i understand the connections made between mitch mcconnell and somehow having a relationship with some chinese brass but the fact he in 2018 said china person speaks to a new republican party. joe manchin will be fine in ...