for republicans, it is a very big deal. we talked to john king earlier in the hour. he referenced some racist, at the very least race baiting remarks in don blankenship's ads. note that as you watch this, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, no friend to blankenship, is married to elaine chao, who is asian american. >> swamp captain mitch mcconnell has created millions of jobs for china. while doing so, mitch has gotten rich. his china family has given him tens of millions of dollars. mitch's swamp people are now running false negative ads against me. they are also childishly calling me despicable and mentally ill. the war to drain the swamp and create jobs for west virginia people has begun. i will beat joe manchin and ditch cocaine mitch for the sake of the kids. >> yeah, he said china family and china people there. he also said cocaine mitch, which seems to be a reference from an allegation years ago that drugs were found on a cargo ship on the other hand by chao's family. it's worth noting blankenship