Fossil Fuels
Clinton Walks Back Coal Remarks After Confrontation in West Virginia
The Democratic front-runner got an earful during a campaign stop in Williamson, West Virginia.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in Williamson, West Virginia, on May 2, 2016.
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton tried to make amends with West Virginia voters Monday after a laid-off miner confronted her over comments she made weeks ago about putting the coal industry “out of business.”
The exchange during a visit to a health center in Williamson, West Virginia, highlighted the challenge Democrats will face in November winning over working-class voters in states where that have lost jobs in manufacturing and mining.