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It’s Primary Day in West Virginia and boy is it gorgeous here — bright blue skies and sunshine 
I’ve been talking to voters after they’ve been to the polls today in Charleston. 58% of voters in this county (the most populated in WV) voted for Trump. Here’s what they’re saying:
One GOP voter, Matt Dugas, a small business owner here in Charleston, said he supports Jenkins, but what Blankenship said “exposed a lot” and made him “search to find out more details because of things that were said.” Ultimately though, it didn’t sway him.
Cynthia Colson, a Democrat and retired school teacher, said she couldn’t vote for Manchin this time. “He’s not a Democrat, he’s a Republican and he’s only for Joe.”
Steven Bumpus, a Democrat who works in maintenance, votes every year. On Manchin: “He’s our best option.” On Blankenship. “He’s a non-factor and needs to be gone back to Las Vegas.”
A house divided in a big race means lots of phone calls: Married couple Bill a Republican and Melinda a Democrat say they’ve been so inundated with mailings and calls they unplugged their landline yesterday. “5 or 6 calls a day! 4 mailings a day!” Their answering machine is full.
Jerry Workman, who worked in mining, says he’s known Blankenship for years and voted for him today. He says the news has him wrong. Why does he think Blankenship is the right one for the Senate? “The other two were liberal Democrats before they became conservative Republicans.”
I didn’t need an “I voted” stickerpic.twitter.com/Zpr4DUADjF
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