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39 Democratic delegates by name while promoting 41 Republican House candidates - though only four are GOP incumbents. The entire House is on the ballot this year. Blankenship has also contributed directly to more than 50 candidates... Published: Monday, October 30, 2006 Words: 787
election results convey an encouraging message. The poor showing of almost all Republican nominees backed by Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship affirms an ageless truism: Money can't always buy everything. Despite spending more than... Published: Thursday, November 09, 2006 Words: 336
with suggested that a more plausible explanation is that the WSJ writer misstated "majority leader" when she meant "House speaker." Don't forget that Blankenship previously had publicly targeted Speaker Bob Kiss, D-Raleigh, had Kiss... Published: Sunday, February 19, 2006 Words: 782
Legislature. Democrats will probably pick up three or four Senate seats, while Republicans will see single-digit gains in the House. Reasons: s The Manchin factor. Many Republicans thought Gov. Joe Manchin would basically stay on the... Published: Sunday, November 05, 2006 Words: 832
Nov. 7, Manchin had amassed formidable political capital that he then lent to fellow Democrats. His support helped them rout Don Blankenship, head of Massey Energy Co., who spent millions hoping to sweep more Republicans into the Legislature.... Published: Monday, November 20, 2006 Words: 565
said of consultant Larry LaCorte's primary campaign for Mike Green, to defeat his mother, Delegate Sally Susman, D-Raleigh. "[Blankenship consultant] Greg Thomas is a master at negative campaigning," Susman said. He said the incumbents... Published: Sunday, September 17, 2006 Words: 805
Manchin recently campaigned successfully for many Democratic delegates against a $2 million campaign by Massey Energy Co. chief Don Blankenship to throw them from office. But House Speaker Bob Kiss, D-Raleigh, is not returning next... Published: Monday, November 13, 2006 Words: 707
have raised more than $1 million so far this campaign, and there's still one week before Election Day. The cost of running for the House of Delegates is going up, according to campaign finance reports filed at the secretary of state's... Published: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 Words: 487
scheduled November interim meetings, since most legislators would have been in town Nov. 11-13, anyway. Meanwhile, some of the expense reports are incomplete, since several legislators flew out of Charleston immediately after the special... Published: Sunday, December 03, 2006 Words: 790
kind of pickpocket legislation that robs Kanawha County cell phone users to slather revenue on everybody else. Massey Energy chief Don Blankenship, who has proved quite effective at targeted disempowerment, had announced that Kiss would... Published: Saturday, February 04, 2006 Words: 587
