After getting shellacked at the ballot box last May, ex-convict Don Blankenship faces high legal hurdles as he tries to sue his way on to the ballot as a third party candidate—including whether he is a legal candidate at all. Consider:
- By refusing to complete his federally mandated Personal Financial Disclosure report, Blankenship has not met his legal responsibility required of all U.S. Senate candidates and has dubious standing to challenge West Virginia’s “sore loser” statute
- Blankenship’s challenge to West Virginia’s ballot access law is undermined by the fact that he is a Nevada resident
- Blankenship has no legitimate claim to run on the Constitution Party line when he has praised communism and wants to become a Chinese citizen
“Don Blankenship isn’t qualified. He’s an ex-con who lives outside Las Vegas, refuses to comply with federal financial disclosure laws, and aspires to be a Chinese citizen. All of that undermines his latest ridiculous legal gambit.” –Senate Leadership Fund Spokesman Chris Pack