When coal mining dwindled in Kentucky, regional politics shifted

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🗓️ 9 September 2024

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The Justice Department is investigating an alleged Russian disinformation campaign targeting the 2024 election. Bloomberg Business's Jeff Stone talks with us about that and other attempts at election interference. And, Republicans enjoy overwhelming support in rural, white America. But it wasn't always that way. Eastern Kentucky was once a solid Democratic stronghold. Host Scott Tong reports from Appalachian Kentucky about how that happened and what role coal mining played. Then, Jesse Dufton is an avid climber. He's also blind and relies on a headset and his wife Molly's guidance to climb. Jesse and Molly Dufton join us to talk about Jesse's career and his hopes for the 2028 Paralympics.

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0:37.0	What their hearing is,
0:39.0	coal is dirty.
0:40.0	Well, I work in coal all day.
0:41.0	I would say one coal miner.
0:42.0	Does that mean he's dirty too does
0:43.7	that mean his family's dirty is that mean his money's dirty does that mean
0:45.9	what's putting his children through colleges dirty
0:48.3	poll and politics in Harlan County, Kentucky.
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