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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: 240B on May 08, 2018, 12:43:06 pm
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The Hill
BY LISA HAGEN
05/08/18 06:00 AM EDT
Tuesday is one of the biggest primary days of 2018.
In West Virginia, Republicans are wringing their hands over the possibility that Don Blankenship — the former coal executive imprisoned for violating mine safety standards after a mining explosion that killed dozens — will win the Senate primary. Blankenship, who has personally attacked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, is seen as putting a winnable race in jeopardy if he emerges victorious on Tuesday.
In Ohio, the high-profile race is on the Democratic side, where former Rep. Dennis Kucinich is seeking a comeback as Ohio’s governor against Richard Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a key ally of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
Here are seven key races to watch on Tuesday.
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