washington/carmel ind u.s. presidential candidate hillary clinton meet coal steel workers appalachian region monday effort win blue-collar voters part country strong support republican donald trump real estate mogul make pitch monday voters areas struggle loss industry tell crowd indiana would create clean coal job clinton increasingly turn attention beyond democratic party nomination fight u.s. senator bernie sanders make early move try siphon support trump ahead possible match-up nov. election monday meet union leaders 600 workers lay last year ak steel hold corp announce would idle furnace eastern kentucky say job losses manufacture coal industry area heavy blow talk ripple effect devastate communities clinton tell workers around table italian restaurant town ashland republican presidential candidates focus tuesday primary contest indiana clinton launch trip appalachia week include events ohio west virginia large lead sanders democratic nomination unions typically back democratic candidates union leaders endorse clinton sanders 2016 presidential race trump pro-coal anti-trade message outsider status resonate blue collar union members frustrate washington politicians republicans also accuse president barack obama administration wag war coal impose strict environmental regulations free-market guy get kill trump say rally carmel indiana look steel wipe coal industry wipe china take coal new york businessman republican nominate contest kentucky march sweep counties economically struggle east state part appalachia region span multiple state across eastern unite state struggle poverty job losses west virginia unemployment rate 6.5 percent march well national rate percent accord labor department data ohio unemployment rate 5.1 percent figure kentucky 5.6 percent uphill struggle clinton win nomination pledge 30 billion help regions depend coal promise overshadow say march country would put lot coal miners coal company business husband former president bill clinton campaign sunday west virginia encounter protest trump supporters west virginia last vote democratic presidential candidate 1996 bill clinton run second four-year term democrat kentucky since 1980. trump take leap toward win republican nomination come ahead tuesday indiana primary success race white house may well ride support republican evangelicals top rival ted cruz plan stop greet voters across state monday run group trump supporters marion indiana berate deploy wife heidi carly fiorina ex-candidate cruz choose run mate get republican nomination coffee shop art gallery carmel indiana cruz lag trump delegate republican national convention july tell reporters monday would stay race long viable path victory republicans plan tie clinton say anemic economy president barack obama republican national committee chairman reince priebus monday cite data release last week show economic growth slip first quarter slow pace two years struggle americans never get ahead hillary clinton go keep get take cleaners priebus say opinion piece realclearpolitics clinton court appalachian voters counter trump trade