MACDONALD Coming up misleading ░░░░░░░░ is that still a ░░░░░░░░ Look at this The ░░░░░░░░ was drumming up a ░░░░░░░░ minute surge for a ░░░░░░░░ Republican candidate It turns ░░░░░░░░ the candidate was a ░░░░░░░░ in West Virginia My ░░░░░░░░ guest warning watch out ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ of that in the ░░░░░░░░ coming up Midterms coming ░░░░░░░░ are starting and we ░░░░░░░░ up on a theme ░░░░░░░░ the media about how ░░░░░░░░ is reporting on the ░░░░░░░░ an undercurrent we re ░░░░░░░░ But it could potentially ░░░░░░░░ voters Here s what ░░░░░░░░ going on Despite controversial ░░░░░░░░ Virginia candidate Don Blankenship ░░░░░░░░ in dramatic fashion several ░░░░░░░░ outlets reporting even on ░░░░░░░░ day of the primary ░░░░░░░░ he was surging even ░░░░░░░░ up to last night ░░░░░░░░ election with headlines like ░░░░░░░░ from Politico Blankenship surging ░░░░░░░░ the eve of the ░░░░░░░░ Virginia Senate primary And ░░░░░░░░ headline Polls show Blankenship ░░░░░░░░ ahead sparking panic among ░░░░░░░░ But in truth Blankenship ░░░░░░░░ third in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ in West Virginia about ░░░░░░░░ points behind the winner ░░░░░░░░ Morrissey Let s take ░░░░░░░░ to the political power ░░░░░░░░ Olympic Media managing editor ░░░░░░░░ Frates and Democrat strategist ░░░░░░░░ Osefo Good to see ░░░░░░░░ both OSEFO Good to ░░░░░░░░ you Liz FRATES Good ░░░░░░░░ be here MACDONALD Wendy ░░░░░░░░ is your reaction to ░░░░░░░░ headlines OSEFO So from ░░░░░░░░ understanding from what I ░░░░░░░░ getting here with Blankenship ░░░░░░░░ was a surge in ░░░░░░░░ fact that his notoriety ░░░░░░░░ starting to become a ░░░░░░░░ name because people were ░░░░░░░░ to get wind of ░░░░░░░░ controversial ads and people ░░░░░░░░ like who is this ░░░░░░░░ they re saying these ░░░░░░░░ they re raising eyebrows ░░░░░░░░ what we have to ░░░░░░░░ here is that he ░░░░░░░░ came away with 20 ░░░░░░░░ of the vote What ░░░░░░░░ means is that anti ░░░░░░░░ undercurrent that we continue ░░░░░░░░ see going on around ░░░░░░░░ country continues to be ░░░░░░░░ wave here And we ░░░░░░░░ that Republicans and the ░░░░░░░░ have to play whack ░░░░░░░░ mole when it comes ░░░░░░░░ candidates like Blankenship because ░░░░░░░░ don t want them ░░░░░░░░ basically tank their possibility ░░░░░░░░ winning districts and or ░░░░░░░░ that they can possibly ░░░░░░░░ you know very well ░░░░░░░░ again you know Blankenship ░░░░░░░░ was surging But I ░░░░░░░░ t think it was ░░░░░░░░ It was in popularity ░░░░░░░░ far as notoriety MACDONALD ░░░░░░░░ Well that s interesting ░░░░░░░░ that you make about ░░░░░░░░ Katie we looked at ░░░░░░░░ media reports on it ░░░░░░░░ to Wendy s point ░░░░░░░░ also were saying he ░░░░░░░░ surging up in the ░░░░░░░░ as well And the ░░░░░░░░ Post writing today Just ░░░░░░░░ Blankenship lost does not ░░░░░░░░ he doesn t represent ░░░░░░░░ Republicans The implication here ░░░░░░░░ is that a racist ░░░░░░░░ represents the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ Yes But you could ░░░░░░░░ twist that very easily ░░░░░░░░ say that anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ them and clearly that ░░░░░░░░ not true But I ░░░░░░░░ have to say that ░░░░░░░░ agree with Crosstalk MACDONALD ░░░░░░░░ would you say that ░░░░░░░░ Why would you make ░░░░░░░░ point FRATES Because a ░░░░░░░░ blip on the radar ░░░░░░░░ a political party does ░░░░░░░░ blanket the entire party ░░░░░░░░ what that particular person ░░░░░░░░ But I would say ░░░░░░░░ I do agree with ░░░░░░░░ on what she said ░░░░░░░░ but polls are very ░░░░░░░░ things It depends on ░░░░░░░░ they were surveying what ░░░░░░░░ they asked how they ░░░░░░░░ them when and a ░░░░░░░░ of other things.”