Should miners' hatred worry Clinton in her pursuit of the White House?

I have this modest suggestion for Hillary Clinton: If she wants to take a relaxing weekend break before Election Day, avoid McDowell County.

It's certainly a pretty area of West Virginia, featuring creeks, deeply wooded hills, and a landscape of valleys and hollows.

But - to put it kindly - the people here aren't Hillary fans.

For this is coal mining country. And workers blame Hillary Clinton for demonizing their industry.

• McDowell County: A crumbling shell of its former self

In fact, her most notorious quote - "We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business" - was deliberately taken out of context by Republicans.

The longer version reveals she was commenting on transitioning to clean energy and that she went on to talk of her commitment to the welfare of struggling mining communities.

But politics is a tough business and the miners of Appalachia won't easily forgive Mrs Clinton.

It means that this stretch of America - from rural Pennsylvania through West Virginia and into Kentucky and Tennessee - can be considered Trump territory in November.

Many of the workers we met here - all of whom are struggling, with some in total despair - are registered Democrats.

But I didn't talk to a single voter who would vote for Hillary.

It's a forgotten corner of America, out of view and in deep economic trouble. Hillary can win the White House without winning Appalachia.

But McDowell County - caught in a cycle of decline, depopulation, and an opiate addiction crisis - is a reminder that Mrs Clinton is a hated political figure in a region that will urgently require her help if she becomes President.