Only Half of Dem Candidates Willing to Speak to Coal Miners

[lennypartiv]

The Democrats War Against Coal is alive and well. No wonder many Dem candidates are afraid of talking to coal miners.

<The head of the main U.S. mine workers’ union has invited all of the Democratic presidential candidates to visit its “turf” to demonstrate that the party still represents the working class.>

<“Those candidates that are willing to go underground will have an opportunity to talk to coal miners in the place they work and understand what they do,” he said.>

<President Donald Trump frequently put coal miners in the spotlight in his 2016 presidential campaign, vowing to put them back to work, in part by cutting environmental regulations ushered in by the Obama administration.>

Coal union invites Democratic 2020 hopefuls, at least half say 'Yes'

 

[BULLDOG]

The article was written 6 months ago when there were 2 dozen candidates, and at least half of them accepted the invitation. Since then, half have dropped out and are no longer candidates. Trump promised to bring back coal jobs that will never come back. Mining companies are going out of business at a faster rate now than they did when Obama was president. The displaced miners need help transitioning to a different profession, and guaranteeing that the benefits they earned while mining are still available, not false promises that mean nothing.