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BridgeTheGap

(3,615 posts) Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:36 PM Mar 2016

Dem Candidate for U.S. Senate speaking truth about coal in coal country

Sellus Wilder, a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the Kentucky Democratic Primary, at candidate forum in Prestonsburg, KY (heart of coal country) was asked what he would do to bring coal jobs back to Kentucky. Check out his response:

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Dem Candidate for U.S. Senate speaking truth about coal in coal country (Original Post) BridgeTheGap Mar 2016 OP

Web link to campaign BridgeTheGap Mar 2016 #1

I would vote for Wilder in a heartbeat if I lived in that Kentucky. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2016 #2

Kentuckian negoldie Mar 2016 #4

I am fed up with milk toast Dems in Kentucky who have cozied up to the Coal industry groovedaddy Mar 2016 #5

Speaking truth that people don't want to hear... Human101948 Mar 2016 #3

Sounds Right charliea Mar 2016 #6

I haven't seen anything yet. n/t groovedaddy Mar 2016 #12

West Virginia Pay Attention MadCrow Mar 2016 #7

He is a breath of fresh air... Thespian2 Mar 2016 #8

How refreshing! A candidate that has thought it through. ffr Mar 2016 #9

He needs all the support he can get. He has a strong message and more people BridgeTheGap Mar 2016 #11

If you can spare it, please donate! BridgeTheGap Mar 2016 #13

Bravo, young fella! Gumboot Mar 2016 #10

He should have also mentioned how dirty and toxic coal is and how it is swilton Mar 2016 #14

BridgeTheGap

(3,615 posts)

1. Web link to campaign

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:41 PM

Mar 2016

http://wilderforsenate.com/

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)

2. I would vote for Wilder in a heartbeat if I lived in that Kentucky.

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 12:42 PM

Mar 2016

That is the kind of vision we need.

negoldie

(198 posts)

4. Kentuckian

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 03:39 PM

Mar 2016

I live here in Kentucky and this is the first I have heard of this guy. If it snows an inch we have wall to wall coverage, but a guy speaking truth to power (these coal companies own E. Kentucky, as do the horse crowd runs central Kentucky), no coverage. I watch local news every morning, noon and night. I am disgusted that I have never heard of this guy. I'll check out his web site. If he has the same liberal bent on other specific proposals........ He has my vote.

groovedaddy

(6,229 posts)

5. I am fed up with milk toast Dems in Kentucky who have cozied up to the Coal industry

Reply to negoldie (Reply #4)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:27 PM

Mar 2016

The statewide Dem candidates try to appear conservative in an appeal to...? It appears to be a losing formula. Sellus Wilder is for real.

Human101948

(3,457 posts)

3. Speaking truth that people don't want to hear...

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 01:23 PM

Mar 2016

At least not those who are vulnerable to the entreaties of Rand Paul.

charliea

(260 posts)

6. Sounds Right

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 05:43 PM

Mar 2016

I don't live there, and I've never heard of him before but he sounds so good. Nice to know there are some sane folk in Kentucky. Does anyone have any polling for the Kentucky Senate?

groovedaddy

(6,229 posts)

12. I haven't seen anything yet. n/t

Reply to charliea (Reply #6)

Sat Mar 19, 2016, 09:23 PM

Mar 2016

MadCrow

(155 posts)

7. West Virginia Pay Attention

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 07:01 PM

Mar 2016

Everything that Mr. Wilder said about KY holds true for WV.

Thespian2

(2,741 posts)

8. He is a breath of fresh air...

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 10:32 PM

Mar 2016

On coal, and other fossil fuels, the answer is leave it in the ground...

ffr

(22,670 posts)

9. How refreshing! A candidate that has thought it through.

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:20 PM

Mar 2016

Let's hope Kentucky democrats line up in support of his ideas.

Sellus Wilder

BridgeTheGap

(3,615 posts)

11. He needs all the support he can get. He has a strong message and more people

Reply to ffr (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 18, 2016, 10:28 PM

Mar 2016

need to hear it.

BridgeTheGap

(3,615 posts)

13. If you can spare it, please donate!

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Reply #11)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 03:44 PM

Mar 2016

https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/WilderForSenate

Gumboot

(531 posts)

10. Bravo, young fella!

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Wed Mar 16, 2016, 11:29 PM

Mar 2016

We need bright young things like this running for office in every state.

swilton

(5,069 posts)

14. He should have also mentioned how dirty and toxic coal is and how it is

Reply to BridgeTheGap (Original post)

Thu Mar 24, 2016, 04:31 PM

Mar 2016

more than likely responsible for poor health quality in the state of Kentucky..specifically, occupational health risks as well as community health risks, especially from practices such as mountain top removal...That would be honest.

https://www.kftc.org/issues/health-impacts-coal-mining

http://www.kyenvironmentalfoundation.org/coal-mining-health-risks.html

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