Don Blankenship, a Republican running in the West Virginia Senate primary, doubled down on his racial attacks towards Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife, transportation secretary Elaine Chao, in a new ad, saying McConnell's "China family has given him tens of millions of dollars."
The big picture: The West Virginia race is shaping up to be America's wildest Senate primary as Blankenship has repeatedly slammed McConnell and Chao.
Blankenship responded to criticism of his ad, telling Roll Call's Simone Pathe: "We're confused on our staff as to how it can be racist when there's no mention of race...Races are negro, white caucasian, Hispanic, Asian. There's no mention of race."
