"Clinton finished third in a West Virginia county (Mingo) that used to be a bastion of coal power, nor should it be shocking that because this place used to be a haven for such mining—that locals literally gave the finger to Clinton’s “Scooby van” when she passed through. Mingo County opted to back Paul Farrell, an attorney, over Clinton (via Weekly Standard):
Hillary Clinton was guaranteed to lose the heart of coal country in West Virginia's Democratic primary election Tuesday. But third place in a two-person race?
That was the judgment of Mingo County, population 25,292, which voted Huntington lawyer Paul Farrell second over the former secretary of state. He finished with 1,187 votes, or 23.7 percent, to Clinton's 1,074 votes, or 21.4 percent. Bernie Sanders won the county with more votes than both candidates combined,.." Townhall.com
No comments:
Post a Comment