Democratic domination of coal country over?

Hot Air.com ^ | November 8, 2014 | ED MORRISEY

[uncitizen]

Unions represent RAT politicians not workers. Are people finally figuring that out?

[Popman]

I guess I meant to say in the last 2 elections. They wised up in this one.

Well, that true...

If the GOP is smart they will put a very short leash on the EPA.. by threatening defunding if they don't back off their draconian job killing coal measures..

That happens, the will have their vote for a long time.

[DuncanWaring]

If al-Gore had carried his “home” state of Tennessee, Florida wouldn’t have mattered.

[Popman]

If al-Gore had carried his “home” state of Tennessee, Florida wouldn’t have mattered.

Ha...

I have moon bat associates that love to bring up what a wretched horrible POS Bush was when I get on one of my Obama rants...

"Bush was selected, not elected", then I remind them if Gore had won his own own freaking state, he would have been POTUS...

Shuts them up pretty quick...

[PapaBear3625]

My thinking is that the people of West Virginia, though many of them are poor by national standards, and thus “should be” Democrats, have felt increasingly alienated from the liberal in your face politics of the national Democrats. And don’t want to be associated with that any longer.

More like, they understand that if you are white and poor, the Dems don't think of you as a constituency to be looked after.

[meatloaf]

West Virginians are Democrats primarily because that’s who controls state and county jobs in many cases. That’s a legacy of FDR times.

In fact West Virginia Democrats have nothing in common with Democrats on the national stage. They are DINOs. Gore went for the gun control third rail and got zapped in WV. He emasculated himself in the state.

Joe Manchin is, and rightly so, on the endangered list. I don’t think he even has a shot at governor given his canoodling with gun control advocates. Joe kissed the skunk’s ass. That stench hasn’t gone away.

[Red in Blue PA]

Pa is deep red except for Philly and Pitsburgh.

[Publius]

Pennsylvania has been described as, “Pittsburgh and Philadelphia as bookends with Alabama in between.”

[cva66snipe]

then I remind them if Gore had won his own own freaking state, he would have been POTUS...

Gore leaving the senate as VP thankfully ended the Gore Dynasty in Tennessee. His dad was as bad as he was if not worse. As whacky as Gore JR was getting I think his next senate race would have been his last. The state is dominant GOP now both state and national offices.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

There's still plenty of coal in West and East Kentucky and West Virginia. Although Pocahontas #4 has been mined out since 1950, it still gets bid into small users...

[dandiegirl]

Your comments should be sent to every Republican in the House and Senate. A perfect description of what we expect.

[DariusBane]

Yup. That’s a Fracking map!

[RetiredTexasVet]

Doubt it. He (and West Virginia) has been raped by His Arrogance and Slow Joe Manchin just stands there with a stupid look on his face and walks lock step as directed. He will do as he is directed until voted out of office.

[MasterGunner01]

The miners who've lost jobs and those associated with the coal business that have been effected by Obama’s “war on coal” know who has screwed them and it is the Democrats. They know the EPA is stuffed with Obama’s true believers and they've seen what the environmental Nazis are doing — not only to coal, but the entire energy sector of the economy. They voted November 4th to put the brakes on Obama and STOP him. We will see if the dumb ass GOP understands America wants Obama STOPPED.

[trebb]

If we stay energized between election cycles, we may be able to continue the rend. If we go back to lots of talk and no activism, we may give the seats gained back to the dark side. Up to us...