Mingo County, WV -- Paul T. Farrell Jr. beats Hillary Clinton by 113 votes

[pat_k]

Last edited Wed May 11, 2016, 03:35 AM - Edit history (1)

Mingo County Results

BERNIE SANDERS Democrat 2,425 48.33%

PAUL T. FARRELL, JR. Democrat 1,187 23.65%

HILLARY CLINTON Democrat 1,074 21.40%

KEITH JUDD Democrat 177 3.53% 439

MARTIN J. O'MALLEY Democrat 120 2.39% 312

ROQUE ROCKY DE LA FUENTE Democrat 35 0.70%

https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=22&county=mingo

[silvershadow]

2. k&R nt

[morningfog]

3. That's pretty bad.

[pat_k]

4. Yup. A little embarrassing for sure.

[pmorlan1]

5. This is the county

where Obama only got 8% in 2008. There is a fabulous movie called Matewan (city of Matewan is in Mingo Co.) about the Battle of Matewan. I love that movie.

The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre) was a shootout in the town of Matewan, West Virginia in Mingo County on May 19, 1920 between local miners and the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency.

A contingent of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency arrived on the no. 29 morning train to evict families that had been living at the Stone Mountain Coal Camp just on the outskirts of town. The detectives carried out several evictions before they ate dinner at the Urias Hotel and, upon finishing, they walked toward the train depot to catch the five o'clock train back to Bluefield, West Virginia. While the detectives made their way to the train depot, they were intercepted by Matewan Chief of Police Sid Hatfield, who claimed to have arrest warrants from the Mingo County sheriff. Hatfield, a native of the Tug River Valley, was a supporter of the miners' attempts to organize the UMWA in the southern coalfields of West Virginia. Detective Albert Felts and his brother Lee Felts then produced his own warrant for Sid Hatfield's arrest. Upon inspection, Matewan mayor Cabell Testerman claimed it was fraudulent.

Unbeknownst to the detectives, they had been surrounded by armed miners, who watched intently from the windows, doorways, and roofs of the businesses that lined Mate Street. Stories vary as to who actually fired the first shot. On the porch of the Chambers Hardware Store, began the clash that became known as the Matewan Massacre, or the Battle of Matewan. The ensuing gun battle left seven detectives and three townspeople dead, including the Felts brothers and Testerman. The battle was hailed by miners and their supporters for the number of casualties inflicted on the Baldwin-Felts detectives. This tragedy, along with events such as the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado six years earlier, marked an important turning point in the battle for miners' rights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Matewan

[AzDar]

12. Sid Hatfield...

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Only because "Other" wasn't on the ballot

[pat_k]

7. Mingo County Results from SOS site

Mingo County Results

BERNIE SANDERS Democrat 2,425 48.33%

PAUL T. FARRELL, JR. Democrat 1,187 23.65%

HILLARY CLINTON Democrat 1,074 21.40%

KEITH JUDD Democrat 177 3.53% 439

MARTIN J. O'MALLEY Democrat 120 2.39% 312

ROQUE ROCKY DE LA FUENTE Democrat 35 0.70%

https://apps.sos.wv.gov/elections/results/results.aspx?year=2016&eid=22&county=mingo

[Lazy Daisy]

8. Anybody look at Paul T Farrell

There are a lot of people who identify as Democrats but don't hold Democratic values. Remember Kim Davis?
These are the people who never really took a look at themselves and asked what party they most aligned with.
These are the people who utter the phrase "free stuff" and "Obamaphone" with disdain and disgust.
They align with Republican economic values and ideals.

[pat_k]

10. An article about him (doesn't reveal much tho)

Running as a Democrat, Farrell officially filed his paperwork with the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office on Thursday. Farrell said his plan isn't necessarily to win, but to make an impact. If only to carry a handful of West Virginia delegates to the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Farrell said even to be "the smallest voice in the back of the room" would be considered a victory.

http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news/local-attorney-running-for-us-president/article_ce32cc00-2d1d-50c5-8f37-6269ad016c61.html

[Lazy Daisy]

11. take a look at his FB

will give you some insight into what he thinks of things

[pat_k]

13. I've certainly seen worse.

His graphic "the West Virginia primary is in 5 weeks... do you know who your children are voting for?" (with Bernie as pied piper) is actually pretty clever.

On Edit: He's not a fan of Democrats (aside from Byrd), Republicans, regulation, pro-choice, gun control.... link. But, I give the guy credit for taking a shot at sending a delegate to the convention to bring attention to his issue with the "war on coal."

[pmorlan1]

14. Thanks for the link

A very interesting read and I hope he gets his delegate.

[bvf]

9. I'm glad you put this little nugget into its own OP.

Still savoring it, and am going to pass it along to a lot of folks who will find it as amusing as I did here.

K&R.

[ctaylors6]

15. also glad you posted-been trying to figure out who is "Other"

Other got almost 13% in West Virginia