Bernie Sanders: “West Virginia is one of the poorest states in the country.”

“And what I learned, I left that meeting feeling very attached and Very positive about the people who were there. West Virginia is one of the poorest states in the country. People are struggling there with health care, with education, with serious drug problems there. And you left the meeting understanding that people look at somebody like Trump because there is no alternative.” (06:52–06:55)

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