Frustrated and forgotten: Dispatches from Trump's heartland on Election Day

752 views · Published 8 November 2016 · 1:37 · Indexed 1 November 2026

Channel: The National Desk · 2016 · News & Politics

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You could call McDowell County, West Virginia one of the most pro-Trump counties in America. Vowing to bring back coal jobs in Appalachia, Donald Trump scored his biggest win of the primary season here. Cecil Patterson, a registered Democrat, is voting for Trump -- hear his story.

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