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Ilsa

(61,709 posts) Tue May 8, 2018, 09:33 PM May 2018

We should encourage Blankenship to run as a third party

in the general election in WV. I would love to see them split their vote.

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We should encourage Blankenship to run as a third party (Original Post) Ilsa May 2018 OP

I believe W Va statute prohibits that. Shrike47 May 2018 #1

"Sour grapes law" D_Master81 May 2018 #2

Yes it is the same thing here in WV. k8conant May 2018 #3

We shouldn't encourage hateful ignorant bigots to ever run for anything EffieBlack May 2018 #4

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

1. I believe W Va statute prohibits that.

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 09:38 PM

May 2018

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)

2. "Sour grapes law"

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 10:05 PM

May 2018

In Indiana if you lose in the primary you can't run as a 3rd party, probably the same thing in WV.

k8conant

(3,030 posts)

3. Yes it is the same thing here in WV.

Reply to D_Master81 (Reply #2)

Tue May 8, 2018, 11:47 PM

May 2018

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

4. We shouldn't encourage hateful ignorant bigots to ever run for anything

Reply to Ilsa (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 01:20 AM

May 2018

I don't care if we do think he'd be a spoiler. You don't let anyone like him anywhere near public office. We've already seen that ANYTHING can happen on Election Day.

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