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Bill Clinton sees two contrasting WV crowds

Charleston Gazette-Mail photo by Chris Dorst Supporters cheer as former President Bill Clinton holds the microphone for a man responding to protesters interrupting a rally Sunday in Logan.
Charleston Gazette-Mail photo by Chris Dorst
Supporters cheer as former President Bill Clinton holds the microphone for a man responding to protesters interrupting a rally Sunday in Logan.

LOGAN, W.Va. — Across three counties and five campaign stops in Southern West Virginia on Sunday, former President Bill Clinton gave two distinct speeches to two very different crowds, tried in vain to win over angry protesters, caused a commotion in two breakfast spots, went book shopping and took a quick stroll through downtown Charleston, all the while making the argument that his wife should be the next president.

Clinton was greeted in Logan by about 100 angry protesters, many of them holding Donald Trump signs, but a couple hours later was cheered by hundreds of supporters at the state Capitol in Charleston.

As the day’s first rally began inside Logan Middle School, protesters almost drowned out the first speaker, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. They remained noisy and rambunctious as Sen. Joe Manchin introduced Clinton. Then the whole crowd stood silent as Clinton took the stage, before protesters settled into sporadic shouting as he said that West Virginia deserves a major investment from the federal government as the coal industry continues to fade…

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