This story is a bit dishonest. First, Southwest Virginia was a Democrat stronghold for many, many years but the writer says more than once its "red." The reason why so many there mention healthcare - at one time a large portion of the workers there worked for the coalmines. They had healthcare, thanks to their unions, that most of us could only dream of. And thanks to the coalmines, they needed it. No matter how they vote, they're never getting that from another source. In another state, all or nearly all were from some other state and not Appalachia. It's interesting to see that most brought their liberal politics with them but I wouldn't consider them to be reflective of the "hillbillies" that have lived there for generations.

I don't know, i just find the story a bit off because I live in Appalachia, have relatives in the part of Virginia where they focused and it doesn't quite fit. Perhaps a reporter who is more savvy about the politics and history of the area would have been better. At least she wasn't steeped in stereotypes about the hillbillies.