Shades of Hillary’s promise to “put coal miners out of business”
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First, some history…
In her book, “What Happened“, Hillary Clinton wrote that her biggest regret from her ill-fated presidential campaign was saying she would “put coal miners out of business.”
Clinton made the remark during a town hall in March 2016 when she touted her plan to replace fossil-fuel-based energy production with renewable alternatives.
The remark sparked a backlash against Clinton and haunted her throughout the campaign when it was widely interpreted as her being non-empathetic to the suffering of white working-class Americans with a particular focus on struggling coal miners.
She later lost every county in West Virginia — the country’s premier coal-mining state. Source
Will history repeat?
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In a speech this week in Scranton, Biden tried to rally support for his Build Back Better Human Infrastructure Plan.
Included in the proposed $3.5 trillion bill are climate change provisions intended to curtail fossil-fuel-based energy usage.
Sound familiar?
As part of that program, Biden told the audience: “Here’s the deal”…
“We will take, literally, millions of automobiles off the road. Off the road.”
No joke, not kidding, the God’s truth, etc.
That may resonate among elite urbanites and folks in the Acela corridor… but, I’m not so sure that the idea (threat?) will play well in Middle America, rural communities (or even Scranton) … or among suburban soccer parents and people whose livelihood depends on their cars & trucks.
Of course, Joe doesn’t have to worry about re-election but, with his job approval dipping below 40%, I wouldn’t think that poking folks in the eye is a way to win back love…
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