Grist: There is no red Kentucky or blue Kentucky. There is only charcoal black, James Higdon wrote in Politico in 2014, noting the dominance of the coal industry in the state.
Two years later, were starting to see that change. In Kentuckys Tuesday primary, the ballot includes a handful of politicians who are no longer railing against the war on coal, but are trying to reckon with what happens after coal mines shut down.
This is easiest to see in the Democratic presidential primary. While campaigning...