BERNIE VISITS WEST VIRGINIA: Huntington Feels The Bern! Rally Supporters Views from WV, KY, OH.

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9. That's a real shame, the prison sentence, black lung, selling the land and all.

At the McDowell Co. meeting Bernie held on Fri. a woman and man were asking him what they could do because the man had served time for drugs, got out and completed a master's degree. But because of the conviction he couldn't get a job I think. Didn't catch the response and rest of the video unfortunately.
People just don't get how bad the criminal unjustice system is now- 26 times more prisoners since 1983 I read! Also how hard life is there and has been for a long time. The ridicule got to me here this week, a bit.

>What in particular do your WV friends object about HC? The camp is on the warpath lately, with some fairly nasty and usual condescending comments because Bernie's campaigning is going great and he's expected to do well there.
Mean spirited, and the state's delegates are a relatively small number, so I don't get the antagonism over 'winning WV'. The 'Southern block' issue perhaps.