Hillary News: Once A Clinton Stronghold, Now The Country Of Appalachia Trump


Hillary News: Once A Clinton Stronghold, Now The Country Of Appalachia Trump

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ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) — When President Bill Clinton rolled into the small Appalachian town of Ashland, Kentucky, in 1996, cheering crowds lined the streets. Local boy turned country music star Billy Ray Cyrus performed a special version of his hit, "Achy Breaky Heart." And nearly 20,000 supporters attended a riverfront re-election rally, dozens collapsing from heat exhaustion in the August sun.

At that time, it was undoubtedly Clinton country. Today, it looks more like a big city, Trump.

Wahid's supporters and sections I, who shouted from a small number of Ashland Hillary Clinton welcomed on Monday the. "Go home, Hillary nobody wants it" Later, hundreds of protesters arrived in the rain, and Donald Trump waved signs and "kill-lo," as the Clinton 80 miles south of Williamson, west Virginia snapped visited a health center.

Reception undesirable Clinton blatantly political change, which marks a long white working-class voters, election is at stake. Her husband, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia woo swing voters in places like southern won in 1992 by the White House, then-Senator Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in 2008, swept the three countries in the main run.





Eight years later, Trump can connect with these voters Clinton is a threat, not only coal mining communities of Appalachia visited on Monday, but also in parts of the Upper Midwest and Rust Belt, the decline in the domestic manufacturing sector hit hard by.

"I know that my chances are pretty difficult to be honest," said Clinton, who vowed to return to the region before the November election. "I'm here because I want you to know whether people vote for me or not, whether they yell at me or not, it's not going to affect what I will do to help."

They increasingly are focusing their efforts on the general election, the Clinton campaign is seeking to replicate the strategy twice youth, minorities and women woo voters by focusing on Obama for the White House is boosted . This strategy, Obama and Clinton aides, reflects the demographic realities that are part of the contraction of the voters to make eggs are increasingly diverse in terms of voters.

He can lead his colleagues calculated controversial billionaire miles substantial support among minority voters, traditionally the woman states like Georgia and North Carolina and Arizona as leaning toward the Republicans have gotten to play: Trump enlarge them what is known as Obama's alliance gives new opportunities.

  Where you are in Duck Hunt 'old duck hunter, I know the truth goes, "Paul Begala, who helped engineer a victory for Clinton in 1992," said President Obama State as Secretary Clinton understands this as well.

But at the same time and date with the sector in the long run it means Clinton that she and her husband are not ready to give up on places such as Ashland. The coal mining sector, which stops in Ohio, West Virginia and continues through Tuesday told of his campaign tour, and one that highlights the country's desire to talk to - even those who do not support your bid. Aides say the end of the month or so is unlikely to win the primaries in Kentucky or West Virginia or in the general election next fall.

Democrats and thus an area of coal mining and also rejected EU membership as the loss of jobs in industries such as lost support in Appalachia, said Democratic strategist Dave "Mudcat" Saunders. This transition is that trump capitalized.

Saunders "We are in a new era of economic populism." "Trump, he's got the right message is delivered properly."

On social issues, including gay marriage and gun control in the era of the Obama administration to shift the Democratic Left Party, did not help. "Those areas.It become culturally unacceptable to admit a white man because he was a democratic," Saunders said.

Saturday, Bill Clinton and Logan, West Virginia in a ceremony booed. Before his arrival, the mayor of the city, saying the couple to use their fire-fighting facilities, department of political events was not welcome Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia sent a letter to the office.

"Policies that have been advocated by people such as Mrs Clinton has all but destroyed our fair city, and frankly, that's enough", according to the e-mail read WOWK- TV.

Clinton's popularity has declined in the region to focus more were hurt in an interview with CNN in March when he was "out of business, put a lot of coal miners and coal companies." She policies benefit the poor white people in the southern states was responding to a question.

Williamson on Monday, Bo Copley, a laid-off coal worker, asked why voters in Clinton must trust his promise to help. Clinton's $ 30 billion plan last fall aimed to help the communities that depend on coal production released.

"For those who for political reasons or personal reasons, causes a very painful, are upset with me, and I could not take it and I certainly can not," Clinton, who "mistakes" he called for a comment. '' I try to help, to do everything in their power to'm going. "

Him out of the event, and the protesters are not buying. Trump wearing a T-shirt, the Massey Energy, Don Blankenship, the Upper Big Branch mine in the recent conspiracy, where 29 workers were killed in an explosion in 2010 on charges of violating safety standards of one year in prison cut personal photos with the former CEO was sentenced.



Dion Collins, 42, said he voted for Bill Clinton, but has become increasingly frustrated with both political parties said.

"Hillary Clinton should be in jail." "I only hope that in this country is Donald Trump."


The Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report Associated Press reporter Katherine Lucy.

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