Anything about that asshole was always a loaded matter, and Curnen was in an interesting position where while she hadn't supported him... she understood. Appalachia was poor. Fucking poor. And left behind and angry and scared. When someone promised to bring jobs back to their fading towns, was it really a wonder which way they'd go?

She wasn't getting into that.

"Momma always raised me not to talk about politics or religion with strangers."