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In reply to the discussion: Coal Country Trump Voters Scared that Obamacare will be Taken Away [View all]MineralMan
(151,287 posts)to stop voting for the very people who will take their healthcare away. We can't vote for the coal miners in WV, PA and other places. They have to vote there. They did, but they voted for the very people who are now trying to kill them.
Democrats don't like coal mining. So, they shun the people who do that terrible job. We ignore people who work in industries we don't like, and they respond by voting against us. That's no surprise. We make bad jokes about people who live in West Virginia and other coal mining states. We don't care about them because they work in an industry that pollutes the environment.
We really need to change our message as Democrats. We don't explain things well to people. Then, we are surprised when they vote for Republicans.
Burning coal sucks. But that's the industry that feeds those people. We need an answer for them that makes sense.