Transcript for Democrats and Republicans pitch jobs, jobs, jobs in West Virginia

At first glance former paratrooper Richard O Janet seems more GI Joseph than polished politician. But here in the district where 70%. Supported president trump. This is how voters are responding to a Democrat running for the house. It. Across the country Democrats like of Jeddah are battling to reclaim the support of the working class. Those key voters who helped propel him to the white house of jet that was one of them he too voted for trump. But now he says the president has failed to live up to is from. It is but you know here's got these talk about the coal miners back to work out from a from the coal fields West Virginia those are my friends Elizabeth Bentley let's get them back to work. Because with a coal industries them everything you believed him. And now he's out to sway his fellow trump supporters ask if there's any questions if you have any questions of me to go blue and go Republican voters that are I mean. The Republican leadership in the state of West Virginia hates the ground war call. Because a column out. But just a few hours away we meet up with a controversial Republican who's gaining steam by taking the opposite approach. Embracing the president. Sold more now on one of the smallest counties in all of West Virginia on our way to meet one of the biggest names in this day Don Blankenship p.'s. The former head of the Massey energy and he's now running in one of the most competitive senate races in the entire country. Using it to launch a comeback. Blankenship served a year in prison for a mine safety conviction after 29 people died in a twenty an explosion in one of his mines. But he insists he was wrongfully convicted we'll tell us what do you want people to know. I want to know that. I'm probably the most honest Hirsch the reverend world. Was put in prison conflict prosecution Blankenship is quick to defend the president I think he's doing bloody nose. And he's taking a page straight out of trumps playbook going after the Washington establishment in a controversial way I'm Bob Blankenship in his latest ad he makes this racial remark about the family of Mitch McConnell white transportation secretary Elaine challenge while captain Mitch McConnell has created millions of jobs for China. In fact just kind of Fam they has given them tens of millions of dollars but that trumps are rejecting Blankenship Donald Trump junior comparing him to the failed Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore tweeting I hate to lose so I'm gonna go out on a limb here and ask the people of West Virginia to make a wise decision and reject Blankenship. So what are working class voters here looking for jobs jobs jobs the needs are many. We need industry. Jessica's trader tells us party doesn't matter what matters is who can actually deliver that you have excellence that make your choice matter. Vote for politics night. Whether it's your are.

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