West Virginia candidate taps into the rage in coal country
WHEELING, W. Va. — In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state by seceding from some secessionists: 50 counties, with few slaves, left Virginia , almost all of which have seams of coal. Barack Obama has a remarkable hostility to coal. For example, in 2008 he said: "If somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can; it's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum...
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