ATHENS – Hillary Clinton’s tour through Appalachia this week includes a trip to southeastern Ohio.
The Democratic presidential candidate has a stop scheduled in Athens Tuesday afternoon.
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Her campaign says she planned the trip to Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio to talk with voters about her ideas to raise incomes for people in overlooked or underserved communities.
Appalachia was once a Clinton stronghold but has become territory more in favor of Republican Donald Trump since the region was economically devastated by the decline in the coal industry.
Clinton faced angry voters Monday in Ashland, Ky., and Williamson, W. Va., where Bo Copley, an unemployed coal worker, asked Clinton why voters should believe her pledge to help revitalize the region’s economy.
Copley accused Clinton of wanting to put a lot of coal miners out of jobs. Clinton called his comment a “misstatement.”
Republicans have criticized Clinton for earlier comments that her policies would put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business. Clinton later said she was mistaken and is committed to coalfield workers and communities.