MARMET, W.Va. — There were the beauty queens, ages 6 to 60, riding in style in the Labor Day Parade, including Teen Miss West Virginia Coal. There was the man driving a pickup truck memorial to 29 workers killed in a 2010 mine disaster, each victim’s portrait airbrushed on metal. “Save our health care!” Barbara Miller shouted. After he passed, she said she feared that Republicans in Washington will continue to try to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care law. But the 71-year-old incumbent, who likes to say “Washington sucks,” has a 7- to 10-point polling edge over his Republican opponent, Patrick Morrisey.

Source: New York Times September 08, 2018 16:52 UTC