Don Blankenship Declares for Constitution Party Presidential Nomination

The Constitution Party’s national committee held a meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 18-19, 2019. One of the speakers was Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy Company, the sixth largest coal company in the nation. Blankenship told the group that he will seek the party’s presidential nomination next year. He was the party’s nominee for U.S. Senate in West Virginia in 2018, but he was unable to get on the ballot because of the “sore loser” law. UPDATE: this post has been revised since it was first posted.

Blankenship is currently suing Donald Trump, Jr., for libel. Trump Jr. had tweeted that Blankenship is an ex-felon, but Blankenship was never convicted of a felony. He was convicted of a misdemeanor in 2016 involving mine safety rules. The libel case is in U.S. District Court in West Virginia, Blankenship v Trump, Jr., s.d., 2:19cv-549. His lawsuit recently survived a motion to dismiss. A trial is set for October 6, 2020.

The Constitution Party’s national convention is set for late April 2020 in Charlotte, but the site may be shifted to Atlanta.


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Don Blankenship Declares for Constitution Party Presidential Nomination — 8 Comments

  1. I read somewhere that Don Blankenship is worth around $40 million. He could give the Constitution Party a much needed cash infusion.

  2. How many zillionaires are doing Democracy petitions in the 18 Voter petition States ???

    And/Or

    correct gerrymander and ballot access cases ???
    —-
    Civil WAR II gets closer every second —

    due to the NOW minority rule gerrymanders and UNEQUAL ballot access laws.

  3. I had the same idea as Andy. While I don’t think Blankenship best represents the party, he definitely could help with party funding.

  4. This piece of garbage only received a misdemeanor but he still has the blood of 29 brave miners who died because of his company’s actions! His loss in his bid for Senate was hilarious and proved that we, the intelligent, honest people of West Virginia do not forget!!!!

  5. Constitutional Craig I’m watching it right now. Being from the coal mining town of Harlan Ky., and having married a coal miner, the subject is near and dear to my heart. As corrupt and deadly as Union Presidents had been, Coal Companies were always considered much worse. Am keeping an open mind. Don’t want to vote for flip flopping Trump, too tired of pulling his knives out of my back. My dream candidate, no matter what party she ran on, would be KrisAnne Hall, ‘the’ constitutional expert. She knows more about the constitution than anyone I’ve read about in my Constitution Party. As a matter of fact, if Blankenship could garner Mrs. Hall’s support, partnership, vice presidency (preferably), it would guarantee a veritable phenomenal asset on a road to victory.

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