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Article snippet: GOP Sen. MORE'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 MORE (R-W.Va.) and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Flake's comments come after he came out against Blankenship on Monday. He also appeared to take a veiled swing at MORE's decision to buck Blankenship because he couldn't win in November and not specifically for his controversial rhetoric. "The problem isn't that Don Blankenship can't win a general election in West Virginia, it's that he shouldn't win a general election in West Virginia," Flake wrote on Twitter. Trump took to Twitter early Monday morning to urge his supports to back either Jenkins or Morrisey. "He ought to condemn not just the loss of a seat but to say somebody like this that expresses those kind of views should not be supported by Republicans," Flake added on Monday. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more