Flake says he'll donate to Manchin if Blankenship wins primary
By Jordain Carney - 05/07/18 06:17 PM EDT
GOP Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) said on Monday that he will donate to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin's campaign if ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship wins Tuesday's primary in West Virginia and becomes the GOP nominee.
"If he does [win the primary] I think you'll see a lot of Republicans making a contribution to Joe Manchin. I certainly will be," he told reporters on Monday.
Blankenship, who spent a year in prison for violating mine safety standards, has momentum heading into Tuesday's primary, with polling showing him pulling ahead of Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
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