与共和党合作，前煤炭首席执行官唐·布兰肯希普 (Don Blankenship) 未能获得参议院席位。 现在他正努力成为一名民主党人。 With the GOP, former coal CEO Don Blankenship was unable to secure a Senate seat. Now he is trying to become a Democrat.

煤炭公司前首席执行官唐·布兰肯希普 (Don Blankenship) 已申请以民主党人身份竞选美国参议院议员。 Don Blankenship, the former CEO of coal, has filed to run as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate. 2018年，他作为共和党人竞选失败，轻松落败。 In 2018, he made an unsuccessful bid as a Republican and lost handily. 民主党参议员乔·曼钦（Joe Manchin）的席位将通过这次新的竞选而争夺。 The Democratic senator Joe Manchin's seat is up for grabs with this new bid. 西弗吉尼亚州民主党已与布兰肯希普保持距离，声称他与他们的价值观不一致，而且他面临着两个主要对手。 The West Virginia Democratic Party has distanced itself from Blankenship, claiming he does not align with their values, and he faces two main opponents.