Poll: Ex-Con Coal Baron Dropping In West Virginia Senate Race → April 24, 2018 Jennifer Munro Republicans may be able to avoid disaster after all in West Virginia, according to a new poll.Controversial coal baron and ex-con Don Blankenship has dropped to third place in the Republican primary to face Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) in the fall, according to a new poll conducted for the neutral Republican group GOPAC. He sits at 12 percent support in the survey, with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey at 24 percent and Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-WV) at 20 percent.Read More Here