Here's that article - Trump Has Betrayed the People of Coal Country. They Love Him Anyway.
That article mentions an article in The Atlantic 10 years ago about the same place - Life in the Sickest Town in America (gift link)
A lot of the problem with these people is that they think/imagine/fantasize that he "came from them" - i.e., "a poor boy who managed to "work hard", get rich, make it big, and reach the Presidency".
But 45 is nothing more than a nepo baby. 
Anyone who lives in the NE knows his background but I suppose further south and west, all they knew was what they saw on his TV shows.
I do keep in mind that they also voted for a wealthy Rockefeller - Jay IV - as their Governor for 2 terms (8 years) and Senator for 5 terms (30 years). So I expect they view people like them as "benefactors".
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