Clinton loses to Sanders in coal state of West Virginia

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Politics | Tue May 10, 2016 9:57pm EDT

Clinton loses to Sanders in coal state of West Virginia

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK | BY AMANDA BECKER AND JONATHAN ALLEN

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in West Virginia's primary, winning over voters deeply skeptical about the economy and signaling the difficulty Clinton may have in industrial states in the general election.

The loss slows Clinton's march to the nomination, but she is still heavily favored to become the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 8 election.

In a November match-up with Donald Trump, Clinton will need to win over working-class voters in the U.S. Rust Belt, which includes key states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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Deep concerns about the economy underscored West Virginia's Democratic primary. Roughly six in 10 voters said they were very worried about the direction of the U.S. economy in the next few years. The same proportion cited the economy and jobs was their most important voting issue, according to a preliminary ABC News exit poll.

A remark Clinton made at an Ohio town hall in March that the country would "put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" at an Ohio town hall in a comment may have hurt her with voters in coal-mining states such as West Virginia.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-westvirginia-idUSKCN0Y1163

[Joob]

1. Bernie didn't just win, he won the state she won big in last time

As CNN wanted to repeat, constantly before the results came in.

[Hoyt]

2. Clinton was being honest if we want to get off coal. I admire that.

[msongs]

3. its sad but those people are on borrowed time, job and technology wise. to tell them otherwise is

mean

[silvershadow]

4. I agree. Both candidates did that. One did it better and won. nt