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Expressed his concern but stuck by her

Economy

Patrick Morrisey

Says Joe Manchin "strongly supported and voted for Hillary Clinton after she said, ‘We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of work.’"

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 13th, 2018

Mostly True

Manufacturing job growth has been strong

Economy

West Virginia Republican Party

"Thanks to President Trump and Republicans over the past year through July, U.S. manufacturing added 327,000 jobs, the most of any 12-month period since April 1995, when the figure added a healthy 345,000 positions."

— PolitiFact West Virginia on Thursday, September 6th, 2018

True

A historical landmark

Economy

West Virginia Republican Party

"For only the second time since 2000, there are more job openings than Americans who are unemployed."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, August 31st, 2018

Mostly False

Recently, growth has been sporadic

Economy

"A few months ago, it hit where West Virginia is, on a per capita basis, one of the most successful (gross domestic product) states in our union."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, August 31st, 2018

Mostly True

Less of a gap in average wealth

Economy

Says "black Americans have 10 times less wealth than white Americans."

— PolitiFact Texas on Thursday, August 23rd, 2018

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