West Virginia Election Polls 2016: Bernie Sanders Leads Hillary Clinton Ahead of Dem. Primary Vote

[appalachiablue]

Source: IBT

Ahead of the presidential primary Tuesday in West Virginia, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders leads Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the polls there. The latest survey by MetroNews found Sanders holding a four-point lead over Clinton.

Repass Research and Strategic Consulting conducted the poll between April 22 and May 2 for MetroNews, a radio network in the state. Sanders garnered 47 percent of likely Democratic voters in West Virginia to Clinton's 43 percent. Eleven percent were undecided.

Clinton leads Sanders in the delegate race 1,701 to 1,411 and is generally expected to be the party's nominee in the general election. She needs to take just 17 percent of the remaining delegates to win the nomination, according to CBS News. There will be 37 delegates up for grabs in the West Virginia Democratic primary.

Sanders edged out Clinton in the poll largely by attracting the youth vote. "The key, of course, for Sanders is a high turnout with young voters, while Clinton’s support is generally older, those with a college degree or post-graduate degree and upper-income Democrats," Rex Repass, CEO of Repass Research and director of the MetroNews West Virginia poll, said in part. ~ Con't.

Read more: http://www.ibtimes.com/west-virginia-election-polls-2016-bernie-sanders-leads-hillary-clinton-ahead-2366383

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Published 12:44 PM, 5/09/16.

[Jitter65]

1. A 4 point lead? Doesn't help him much does it?

[appalachiablue]

7. It matters, always and everywhere. People learn, become informed and active. Democracy at work.

[brooklynite]

2. IOW, Sanders is WAY behind the 65% share he needs to close the gap with Clinton

[silvershadow]

56. That's ok, because the only thing that matters is the vote at convention. nt

[brooklynite]

57. ...and Sanders still hasn't come up with a compelling argument to shift the SDs...

...so at the convention vote, Clinton will take her PD lead and add to that her SD lead and we'll be done.

(BTW - you didn't think that "Sanders leads in national head to head polls" thing would work, did you?)

[silvershadow]

58. Oh no. I bet he doesn't even have one! The horror. nt

[lewebley3]

93. Coal people are supporting Sanders:because Hillary believes in saving the eath

earth

[Trust Buster]

3. Time has already run out for Sanders.

[jonestonesusa]

66. It's about more than Sanders.

It's about a national movement that has brought millions to the polls to vote in favor of the policies he has championed. An independently funded campaign that has been extremely competitive in many states, including West Virginia. A fair observer, especially a fair-minded Democratic observer, would think about the significance of the Sanders campaign as a referendum on opinion within the party and as a potential base of support for the general election. But, short-sighted thinking about the big picture and dismissing the will of the voters in a state primary is also a choice open to you. Have at it.

[Trust Buster]

67. Sanders is not a Democrat. He should start a grass roots party IMO.

[jonestonesusa]

69. Sanders is running as a Democrat.

Democrats have voted for him, in the millions.

The party purity test is passe. Issues matter. Political parties are just interest groups, anyway, and if party identification leads to groupthink rather than problem solving, then the parties are not helping.

But, purity over principle is also an option.

[Trust Buster]

70. He has used the Democrat's infrastructure to shamelessly pander to college students. That's all.

[jonestonesusa]

73. I'm not a high volume poster

so since you are offering flyover generalities, feel free to continue.

[appalachiablue]

87. Everywhere, it's people of all ages and backgrounds supporting Bernie not only young people. Truth.

BERNIE VISITS WEST VIRGINIA: Rally in Huntington, Home of Marshall University, Views of WV, KY, OH Residents.

HUNTINGTON FEELS THE BERN: SANDERS VISITS WEST VIRGINIA, Tuesday, April 26, 2016 -

HUNTINGTON — Even rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of supporters for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders as thousands lined Veterans Memorial Boulevard waiting for a chance to hear the presidential candidate speak at Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
“The masses are assembled for positive change,” said Nick Johnson, 27, of Nicholas County. Johnson was carrying a wooden sign that read “Don’t fall for Trump change, make a real movement for revolution, Appalachia needs y’all.” He said he wouldn’t be allowed to take it inside the arena. Johnson, whose right hand was dotted with black paint from making the sign, said he was at the rally because he feels like the Sanders campaign is making steps toward positive change. He said he is a socialist and that Sanders, also a socialist, is the best candidate in the field.
Susan Ofsa, 58, of Pipestem, is an elementary school teacher. Her gray hair stood out from the rest of the crowd and she had Sanders’ wild white hair and thick glasses painted on her face in a silhouette. Sanders isn’t far enough to the left for her, but he’s close. “I think he’s going to help the whole country and we’re just going to go right along with it,” she said.
Ken Smith, a Huntington resident, has been casting his vote for Democratic candidates for decades. He has voted in every election since 1988, he said. But the 50-year-old said no candidate has ever resonated with him personally like Sanders has. The Vermont senator’s constant focus on income inequality in the United States, Smith said, is an honest representation of the state of the country’s economy.

Donna Morgan, president of West Virginia Public Workers Union Local 170, stood in line with the rest of the avid Sanders supporters, even though she was scheduled to be next to the stage during his speech. She said there was one primary reason she and her fellow union members were out in support of Sanders’ campaign: free health care. If the controversy over public employee benefits in West Virginia has shown one thing, Morgan said, it is that something needs to be done to guarantee quality health insurance for everyone in the country. She called the West Virginia Legislature’s failure to fix public employee benefits “beyond ridiculous.” If large corporations were stopped from offshoring their businesses in other countries and hiding profits in foreign accounts, Morgan said following comments made by the Sanders campaign, the country wouldn’t have a problem affording health care for all.
Harry Smith, 67, has worked in a number of businesses in his life, but he’s retired now. He said he thinks the candidate’s platform of free college would help a lot of people. “I think he could bring jobs here,” Smith said. “I think his progressive stance on jobs is going to bring businesses here.”
Gabrielle Gardner, another Huntington resident, said she would cast a vote for Sanders because of his support for making public college free for everyone. The practicing speech pathologist, who sported a shirt featuring Sanders petting a cat, said she doesn’t want future generations to be over-burdened by student loan debt, like she is. “I’ll be paying it off till I’m 50, and I don’t want that for my children,” she said.

Matthew White, a native of Beckley, said Sanders’ campaign matches with his beliefs on more affordable college tuition, women’s rights and the need for an increased minimum wage. White, who is attending Marshall University, said he also appreciates the dialogue that the Sanders campaign has put forward regarding the country’s “racial dilemma.”
Jocelyn Hively, a native of Marietta, Ohio, said her family, and especially her father, has always voted Republican. The Marshall University student saw the rally as a chance, for the first time, to gauge her political leanings for herself, instead of relying on the opinions of her parents. “Republican is all I know,” she said, adding that she still wasn’t 100 percent for Sanders.
Austin Workman, 18, is a student at Chapmanville Regional High School and was wearing a suit so he could represent his school well. His teachers let him out of class an hour early so he and a friend could drive to the rally from Logan County. He likes Sanders but thinks that, if the Vermont senator doesn’t get the nomination, he’ll vote for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a Republican. “I kind of like different things on both sides,” Chapman said.

When it comes to whom people would vote for if Sanders doesn’t win the nomination, the audience was torn. Raven Stormhall, a 19-year-old Kenova resident who will take part in her first election on May 10, said she supports Sanders because she believes he is a candidate for the people. But her support for Sanders might not translate into support for a Democratic candidate if he doesn’t win the party’s primary. Stormhall’s shirt said it all. The back of the homemade white T-shirt read: “#NeverHillary.” “If Hillary wins the nomination, I will not take part this year,” Stormhall said. “Bernie or bust.” Nicole Koren, Stormhall’s mother, disagreed. If Sanders doesn’t garner enough delegates to win the nomination, she will show up in November to cast her ballot for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton isn’t her favorite candidate, but the alternative of having a Republican in the White House is worse, she said.
Angie Blackwell, 28, also said she’d vote for Clinton, because she didn’t trust any other candidate. “We still need to vote,” Blackwell said. “It’s our right; it’s what people fought for.”
But Pepper Hedden, 73, said she doesn’t want to think about what would happen if Sanders doesn’t get the nomination. “I’ve been around for a long time and seen a lot of changes in this country,” she said, “and this is the change we need right now.”
- See more at: http://www.wvgazettemail.com/news/20160426/huntington-feels-the-bern-sanders-visits-wv#sthash.GwL4dHaP.dpuf

CLIP. Bernie Rocked the House of Over 6,000 at Huntington Arena Rally, April 26.





http://www.democraticunderground.com/1280190711

[a la izquierda]

84. Hahahahah, that's hysterical.

I was at his rally in Morgantown, WV last week. Know what I saw? Lots of motivated voters, young and old, of every race and gender.
Get bent.

[appalachiablue]

89. It's true, the same in Htgn. and in many other US places where Sanders has wide appeal.

[cannabis_flower]

86. I voted for Sanders and I'm 57 eom

[appalachiablue]

90. A national movement & political revolution it is, for many, many Americans wanting change.

~ Nick Johnson, of Nicholas County, West Virginia stands outside of the Big Sandy Superstore Arena with his homemade sign before going inside for the Bernie Campaign Rally in Huntington on April 26.

[maq-az]

4. Even Split

He'll have to do better than that.

[thereismore]

36. Why do you care. She is the nominee, right? Oh, I see. She isn't. nt

[SammyWinstonJack]

51. +1000000

[Surya Gayatri]

5. She needs to take just 17 percent of the remaining delegates to win the nomination...

[appalachiablue]

6. Green Mountain State Sen. Sanders Storms the Mountain State, West Virginia:

Morgantown, Charleston, McDowell County last week and Huntington, April 26 with a Crowd of 6,000!





Morgantown, WVU Bernie Rally Last Week.

[tonyt53]

8. A state neither can win in November.

[LiberalFighter]

9. That translates to a 52 - 48 percent vote.

The delegate count would be about Sanders: 15 -- Clinton: 14

NET Delegates for Sanders -- 1

Sanders would then need to get over 66% of the remaining pledged delegates. (897)
Or over 85% of all delegates. (1,071)

[Renew Deal]

11. Hillary has a decent chance to win WV.

She's closed the gap since last week and there is room to grow.

[appalachiablue]

15. All the commentary lately over West Va. and Appalachia by Clinton

supporters is very interesting if 'all locked up.' Curious in fact, why all the attention.



Side photo of Bernie at April 26 packed Huntington, WV Arena Rally, 6,000 Plus Attended.

[LiberalFighter]

20. That is because it is all about math.

The pool of delegates is dwindling.

[appalachiablue]

23. All about math? Where have I heard that before, endless repetition in need of a rest.

[RoccoR5955]

10. Hmm.... I wonder what will happen

when Clinton is indicted?
I don't think that her super duper delegates will want to vote for someone under indictment, but who knows.

[Renew Deal]

12. We'll nominate Biden and roll to victory in November.

[RoccoR5955]

14. Well if something like that happens

The convention will end up making the 1968 convention look like a coffee klatsch.
The blood will flow into the Delaware and there will be a violent revolution.
Why not just go with the candidate with the next number of votes, who actually ran?
Oh, and didn't Biden firmly say that he would not run?

[Renew Deal]

16. I would relax

That's all I'm saying about that.

Biden is a politician. You know how things can change.

[RoccoR5955]

17. Yeah, relax, Biden shall not get the nomination. n/t

[Renew Deal]

18. The election will end up straight forward

I don't expect any indictments. But stuff like that only hurts us after the convention.

[Blue Meany]

77. I don't know about an indictment and neither does

anyone else here. But the House Republicans are already planning for the impeachment of Hillary if she is elected. I expect it will tie up things in Congress for the first two year and come to a vote just before the mid-terms. They do like to impeach Clintons.

[Jester Messiah]

96. If that's what happens at the convention...

then there is no "us."

[appalachiablue]

22. In 2008 I distinctly remember the in depth interview with Biden saying he

would not take the VP position if offered by Clinton, because of the presence and influence of Bill. Stated in Biden's own way of course, tactful, but loud and clear, for miles. If things change in this regard the impact will be massive I agree.

[RoccoR5955]

40. What has changed with Biden is

that his son passed away, and he then stated, and since then has stated that when he is done as VP, he's done. I guess he wants to spend more time with the rest of his family that is left. I can't say that I blame him.

[appalachiablue]

45. Biden's wishes are perfectly natural. And the notion of 73 year old Biden

as the nominee, when Bernie is ridiculed about age is quite hypocritical. Having Biden and Bernie, two white, male septuagenarians on the ticket is also very difficult to fathom.

[RoccoR5955]

55. You know

I could alert your post for ageism, but I will not. I will let your bigotry stand out like it should. I want others to know that you are an ageist.

[appalachiablue]

61. Bernie has been reviled as old by opposers since the beginning of his campaign

yet regarding the nomination of Biden who is a year younger, nothing is said which is hypocritical as I stated. It's often brought up that Ronald Reagan at 69 was the oldest person to serve as president. Also, selecting two candidates of the same background with much in common and less diverse appeal isn't usually a traditional political strategy and what I was referencing. You've made erroneous claims of bigotry and ageism and stated you want others 'to know about me'. This commentary is beyond the pale. As such you are an affront. Proceed with your threat to alert to make yourself feel even better.

[JackRiddler]

72. Besides which: Hillary Clinton, born 1947.

Arguing that Bernie is too old is downright embarrassing for her partisans!

[appalachiablue]

65. You have not alerted as suggested. I want you to apologize here

to me who you do not know and a Sanders supporter, for misconstruing my statements and calling me a bigot and an ageist, now. Otherwise your ignorance and rudeness remain, to display the offensive character that you are.

[JackRiddler]

71. Yeah, Bernie is so old he's 5 years older than Clinton.

Give it a break with the nonsense, okay? This is hardly the election to talk about anyone's age, given how old the three remaining contenders all are.

I'm 50 and I certainly wish I knew that guy's secret - I'm in good health but three days of his schedule would kill me.

[appalachiablue]

74. Bernie has the stamina and endurance of many people half his age, it's

remarkable. He's also in terrific shape. The old, stooped, grouchy stuff is eh, just bunk. Bernie has so many strengths, admirable qualities and attributes like his humor, good nature and priceless smile that are part of his charm and reflect the upbeat attitude he holds. His hair is great too, natural. All the carping needs a rest for sure.
~ Last June I attended a public policy forum on Rebuilding the American Dream where Bernie was one of two speakers. The way his presence commands a room is something, and I've heard and seen a few. Saw Carter debate Ford, and met earnest, mannered Pres. Carter later, heard Caroline Kennedy, Julian Bond and Angela Davis lecture, Ted Kennedy Sr., the Lion! and Jr. speak at a conference, and once met Sen. Claiborne Pell we gave a presentation for who was so dignified and intelligent. Another who couldn't have been more pleasant to us and others when we met her was Hillary Clinton.

Enuff, Back on the road..

TIME TO PLAY BALL!



CATCH! ~

[CoffeeCat]

35. Hillary will never release her delegates to Bernie

Hillary will release her delegates to whomever the Democratic Party has deemed her replacement.

Biden will name Bernie as VP though.

If you pay attention to the media, Biden has been leveraged a great deal. They're putting him out front more often. He's also come forward to say some very nice things about Bernie (and some not-so-flattering things about Clinton).

This is most likely going down.

I get really pissed when I see Hillary supporters mocking Democrats who want to discuss this very serious FBI investigation into her illegal, unsecure server. This investigation has been ongoing for a year. This is not a right-wing attack, as Hillary fans suggest. This is a very serious issue for our party. I went back and read more than 100 articles about Clinton's server and the investigation--and I researched the law too. The media has made it very difficult to understand this complex legal case. However, it is clear that she deserves to be indicted. It is clear that she violated the NDA that she signed when she became SOS; she agreed to properly handle classified information and she never set up the .gov email address that was standard-issue. The State Department has all ready said that she sent "thousands" of classified emails over that server and 22 that are "Top Secret" which means that they cannot be made public as they would "pose a grave danger to the United States.

Also, she was supposed to hand over her server to the FBI. She deleted 30,000 emails, claiming they were work-related. It is fact that she didn't hand over emails between herself and Sid Blumenthal in which they discussed Libya and security in Libya. Several of the emails between Clinton and Blumenthal (that she DID hand over) were so sensitive that they were redacted completely or partially.

When Guccifer hacked into Blumenthal's emails he also posted a screenshot of his Inbox. There are several emails to Clinton, and at least one of them she did not turn over to the FBI. That email is about Libya. So...she could have Obstruction of Justice or Evidence Tampering charges against her.

This is low-hanging fruit that I've been able to dig up on the Internet. Our party needs to prepare for this. This is a DEMOCRATIC ISSUE that could throw our party into chaos. We should at least be discussing this, or aware of what's happening in the investigation.

[Art_from_Ark]

83. Just like we nominated Humphrey and rolled to victory in '68!

Oh, wait...

[MadBadger]

13. The previous poll from this pollster had Sanders +28

[appalachiablue]

19. Even better! Got the link?

[hrmjustin]

21. Here you go

http://wvmetronews.com/2016/05/06/overwhelming-support-for-trump-lead-for-sanders-in-metronews-west-virginia-poll/


Three months ago, the MetroNews West Virginia Poll showed a much larger difference between Sanders, 57 percent, and Clinton, 29 percent, with 14 percent not sure.

[MadBadger]

24. Why would that be better?

It shows that WVU is trending towards Hillary. Even if she loses, she closed a significant gap.

[appalachiablue]

31. Cruz, Kasich out, Trump fear favors HC among some, not all. WV outcome's soon though.

I don't think WVU is polling the primary, but data agencies are tracking the West Virginia election.

[thereismore]

38. Yeah, that means Hillary is trending. By tomorrow this time she may be 69% ahead! Yay! nt

[beachbumbob]

25. Anything less than 75% is a loss for sanders as he sees fewer delegates

To gain on Hillarys insurmountable lead

[RoccoR5955]

41. Sanders isn't done until he says it's done

And Clinton does NOT have an insurmountable lead. Perhaps a lead that would be difficult to overcome, but it is by no means insurmountable.

[retrowire]

26. Hillary supporters hate this news so much!

Even though they're certain she's already won, they already locked my LBN thread that contained this very same news!

Why are they so mad? XD Bernie will win WV. Yet some Hillary supporters want to shit the bed with anxiety at this news. I thought Hillary already won?

What a time to be alive.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141442712

[pnwmom]

28. Why would we care? Of course he's going to win a state that has less than 4% black people.

That's his specialty, winning states that look like West Virginia (which only has 29 delegates, by the way).

But large, diverse states like Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida . . . not so much.

[retrowire]

29. why do you care? XD nt

And don't celebrate new York and Arizona. They were fucked out of their voting rights, neither were fair contests.

Millions of people were screwed out of their votes in those places. It's a real concern.

But I already know your position. That was hilarious yesterday. Basically, fuck the issues, Hillary's winning! XD

[appalachiablue]

34. How many black people from NY & FL are incarcerated, in the US prison system?

[pnwmom]

62. Bernie's sure been doing badly with the ones who aren't. n/t

[appalachiablue]

64. Not an answer and the beaten refrain employed again.

[jonestonesusa]

68. I voted for Sanders. I'm black.

Actually, Bernie made me white. No wonder I support him.

[appalachiablue]

75. ..Stop now!

[Zynx]

30. It doesn't really matter. It might knock her delegate lead down by 4.

Sooooo....who the fuck cares?

[retrowire]

39. a shocking number of Hillary supporters for some reason nt

[Zynx]

42. It's more the groan-inducing crap from the Berners saying "It's not over" when it is.

[retrowire]

59. lol why groan?

You mad?

[appalachiablue]

33. Saw that, unfortunate. Why all the ruckus about WV & Appalach lately?

[StayFrosty]

27. Doesn't count

He won't carry W Virginia in a General

[Zynx]

32. I just don't care because it doesn't have very many delegates.

[PaulaFarrell]

47. hmm well then surely all the southern states don't count either

As neither dem will carry them in the ge. Sauce, goose, gander, etc

[Boomer]

37. Breaking the mold

I'm an older Dem woman with a post-graduate degree and I'm voting for Bernie in the WV Primary tomorrow.

Go Bernie!

[FailureToCommunicate]

43. Thank you! Hope it's a nice day for voting.

[appalachiablue]

46. Excellent, thank you and happy voting day!

[George II]

44. That calculates out to roughly 15 for Sanders, 14 for Clinton. Catching up one delegate....

...at a time. Too bad there are only 12 more primaries/caucuses to go.

[Cryptoad]

48. Hillary wins another

with Bern tie. Please send in another $27

[padfun]

49. Dont know why this matters...

After all, Bernie will win NH and maybe Vermont. That is all.

(This is what I was hearing months ago.)

[maindawg]

50. Winning is about momentum

The way the American political system works is kind of weird as many are just now learning. The most popular candidate does not always win. And sometimes it's so close its impossible to know. That is iwhy the founders inserted mechanisms to make the process possible to navigate. They did not all like the idea of parties. And GW was an indipendendent candidate. The simply created the electoral college, and that way the educated people , men at that time only, would decide the issue. And they still techniquly can if they have to. And they have , in the past. And then there's the Gore Vrs Bush precident wherein it is written that the supreme Court can decide the election if they so choose to. So yes anything can happen.
You Hillary supporters should just be nice because Bernie may catch her in Cali and Oregon.

[SammyWinstonJack]

52. Perhaps that's what they're afraid of. I hope he does.

[brooklynite]

60. In 2008, Clinton won 5 of the last 8 States...so I guess she had the momentum to win?

[Adrahil]

88. Except that momentum hasn't really made a difference.

After he won lots in a row, Clinton thrashed in New York and PA, MD, DE. And afetr those thrashings, Sanders won Indiana. Not seeing momentum as a big factor really.

[Land of Enchantment]

53. She was chased out of West Virginia, told to 'Go Home' and now she is

being chased out of California..... not a good sign for her.....a harbinger of things to come?

[libodem]

63. Kick

[chwaliszewski]

78. Hillary has already won the nomination so it doesn't matter...

Go Bernie!

[RandySF]

79. That is correct.

[chwaliszewski]

80. Why do they keep doing this whole primary thing then?

Oh, I know why...because every state hasn't voted yet.

[Betty Karlson]

81. Oh yeah - good news !!!!

[silvershadow]

82. We mustn't become complacent. If you can phone bank today for Bernie,

please do so, even if only for an hour. We need to GOTV! Big time!

If you haven't taken the training yet, it is only 20 mins, easy. To either phone bank or take the training visit:

https://go.berniesanders.com/page/content/phonebank

We are concentrating on West Virginia today, then we have upcoming primaries in Kentucky, and Oregon, and California. Your efforts in this endeavor are appreciated! We need to capture every vote and every voter!

Thank you so much!

[Loki]

85. Promising to revive the Coal Industry

So more men can die in the mines operated by people who could give a rats ass about the environment or their lives. Duke Energy will gladly kill your men and pollute your water, just vote for Sander's and he will help them do it. But don't dare talk about moving into alternative fuel industry or education for your children so they can rise above the mines and find a better life Yea that's where I would want to be.

[appalachiablue]

94. Bernie has talked much about transitioning from fossil fuels and including

job replacement with the people of WV if you followed any of his recent events there. Who knows better than residents of a coal state the damage, pollution and exploitation that industry has done to their health, lives, communities and the environment. Appalachian people would gladly work in other occupations, IF they existed.
Many area residents and experts are familiar with and seek renewable energy sources, but implementing them will take place only when real inroads are made into the dominance and power of the oil and gas energy sector and the collaborating business and political infrastructure that blocks bringing in alternative employment opportunities and economic development.

Movie Trailer, THE LAST MOUNTAIN (2011)



In the valleys of Appalachia, a battle is being fought over a mountain. It is a battle with severe consequences that affect every American, regardless of their social status, economic background or where they live. It is a battle that has taken many lives and continues to do so the longer it is waged. It is a battle over protecting our health and environment from the destructive power of Big Coal.
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America’s struggle to balance its energy needs with environmental concerns. Nowhere is that concern greater than in *COAL RIVER VALLEY, West Virginia, where a small but passionate group of ordinary citizens are trying to stop Big Coal corporations, like Massey Energy, from continuing the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal.



MARIA GUNNOE, Boone County, WV resident and awarded environmental activist.



JOE LOVETT, activist, attorney, founder and exec. director, the Appalachian Center for the Economy and the Environment.

THE LAST MOUNTAIN: FILM, SYNOPSIS, INFO. WEBSITE
http://thelastmountainmovie.com/film/

COAL RIVER MOUNTAIN WATCH, WEBSITE
http://www.crmw.net/

-Blankenship Sentenced to Year in Prison, Apr 8, 2016, Don Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy who was convicted in December of the misdemeanor of conspiring to violate mine safety laws, has been sentenced to a year in prison and a $250,000 fine. Blankenship's prosecution resulted from the investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, which killed 29 miners, in the Coal River community on April 5, 2010.

-New Flyover Photos And TV News Report Of Our Work, Mar 12, 2016
On March 8, Coal River Mountain Watch's Vernon Haltom took WOWK TV reporter Hillary Hall on a flyover with Southwings volunteer pilot David Warner. This was David’s first Southwings flight and Hillary’s first flight in a small plane. We got a good look at the destructive expansion of mountaintop removal on Coal River Mountain, the areas not yet permitted or started, the dismal progress of “reclamation” at the idled Edwight and Twilight sites, and a quick look at the KD#2 and Rich Creek sites near Charleston.

FULL FILM, THE LAST MOUNTAIN.

[Loki]

95. And yet they still buy the lie

Told to them by Republicans. Not only now, but for years. Bernie won't save them. They need to save themselves.

[Babel_17]

91. Get up, stand up (Go West Virginia!)

[appalachiablue]

92. Love Marley and beautiful Jamaica. Wish I'd seen him perform. Get Up and Fight is right.

The people and environment of West Virginia have been exploited and plundered far too long by industry, Big Coal and corrupt internal politicians. It's got to change, through the movement and political revolution.~ The ocean beaches, Blue Mountains and waterfalls of Jamaica are some of the most amazing I've ever seen, sigh..



~ Go West 'by God' Virginians and Bernie Sanders!