Oh, I‘m all too well aware of the fact that, if it hadn’t been for Murtha, Johnstown might well have been where it is today 20 years ago.
The pertinent part of your post is “of the people who remained”. Entire generations of population have had to leave to leave the area in order to find work, never to return. :( Even Murtha, for all his “pork”, couldn’t stop the steady decline of population due to the lack of “real” jobs. :(. And after he died? Have you been to Jonstown lately?
I notice you carefully avoid (or are anaware of?) the complicity of the local Rinos in maintaining the status quo. ;). Care to comment on number of times Murtha ran unopposed?
Which brings me to what I have to wonder when I see Hillary show up in places like Johnstown, PA and Williamson,WV? Who the heck is running her campaign?? It ‘s as though they’re stuck in the 90’s. These places are no longer Union strongholds and haven’t been for a long time. So is PA “in play” for Trump? That depends on turnout and how much vote fraud they can generate in Philly. :(
I would speculate that they are attempting to find venues where the Hillary supporters will at least easily outnumber Bernie supporters.