[mmanager]

I WORK in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Colorado, Utah, Illinois and Wyoming. Other than Wyoming, Colorado and Utah the miners are definately voting Democrat. The states might have voted Red as you stated but the miners have too much history tied to the union and their ancestors.

[muawiyah]

Just under half the UAW have been voting Republican for the last 50 years. Why shouldn't UMW guys go to the polls and do the same thing ~ and then lie about it. Their relatives certainly do that.

Even the unions that infest USPS have more Republican voters than you can imagine ~ the only reason the Dems get an edge is that African-American APWU members vote "black", and at the moment "black" is with the Dems.