Don Blankenship, Presidential Candidate
October 6, 2023
The wall is very important, ending the sanctuary cities is important, drug testing public officials – particularly teachers and judges and prosecutors, is important, and basically getting after the doctors and keeping better measurement of who is prescribing the drugs and who is distributing them.
— Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship is the Constitutionalist candidate for the 2020 presidential election. The Constitution Party believes in adhering to the original ideas and principles set forth in the United States Constitution. The Constitution party disagrees with scientists’ consensus on climate change, claiming that it is being used as an excuse to gain more control over development. The party is also opposed to abortion under any circumstances and adoption by same-sex couples. In addition, Constitutionalists oppose illegal immigration and are in favor of implementing stricter rules on legal immigration. Blankenship was the CEO of Massey Energy, the company whose negligence was responsible for a 2010 mine explosion that killed 29 miners. In 2015, Blankenship was convicted of conspiring to violate federal mine safety standards and was sentenced to a year in prison.