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In this W.Va. coal town, there’s little debate over presidential race
WV Metro News ^ | September 26, 2016 | Brad McElhinny

Posted on 09/26/2016 3:35:07 PM PDT by buckalfa

WHARTON, W.Va. — In the coal community of Clinton Camp, not many are in Clinton’s camp.

“Nobody likes Hillary around here,” said 77-year-old retired coal miner Darrell Bower, who was watering his lawn last week. “Everybody in my family and everyone I know is going to vote for Trump.”

Millions of Americans are expected to tune in tonight to the first presidential debate between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump, the least-liked presidential candidates ever.

In Clinton Camp, an unincorporated area of Wharton where the homes were constructed as a coal camp in the late 1940s, not much indecision over the presidential race remains, if it ever existed.

As with the majority of West Virginians, the pick here in this struggling coal community is Trump.

(Excerpt) Read more at wvmetronews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: coal; election; trump; wv
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To: meatloaf

Dontcha just love all these folk who *know* so much about WV?


21 posted on 09/26/2016 5:55:38 PM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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To: Theodore R.

JFK got a huge boost from WV. At that time it wasn’t certain a Roman Catholic could win the presidency. WV helped dispel that.


22 posted on 09/27/2016 4:13:02 AM PDT by meatloaf (I am one irritated Vet.)
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To: Roccus

What certain national Democratic candidates know is WV knows them for what truly are.


23 posted on 09/27/2016 4:15:00 AM PDT by meatloaf (I am one irritated Vet.)
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