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I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over? (youtu.be)

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What happens when you put Bernie Sanders in the second reddest state in the country? For nearly 80 years straight, working-class West Virginia was a Democratic stronghold — until it took a hard turn to Trump. We were on the ground with Bernie Sanders to investigate why

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

He’s always been fairly popular with conservatives. Even in deep red country towns, I’d hear “I don’t agree with all his ideas, but I trust he means what he says.” He has broad appeal, and that’s exactly why both parties worked together to bury him.