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Trump Warns That if Kamala Harris Wins, ‘Everybody Gets Health Care’
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Literally same thing. The largest exports for WV are coal, timber and natural gas.
WV had been consistently blue for most of state history, and the reasons for that were very much tied up in the labor movement, especially as regards unionizing coal mines. Support for Democrats in WV extended outward from the unions, especially the mine unions. And WV put up with some positions it broadly wasn't fond of from Dems because of the unions (like the gun stuff).
Gore's "focus on climate" was the start of the Dems being actively hostile to coal, and to a lesser extent natural gas and timber. It's hard to keep most of your support coming from the union when you're attacking the industry the union represents.
Hillary Clinton at least came up with an alternative plan but it both wasn't very good and was sold in about the worst way possible. "I'm going to put a bunch of coal companies and coal miners out of business" was the single most heard Hillary Clinton quote in WV leading up to the election - it was at the heart of every ad for every GOP politician from Trump all the way down ballot. She did worse in the general here than she did in the primary, and she only got 35% in the primary, narrowly winning the state over Bernie Sanders at 53%.