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While the term divides us now, its history dates back to a time when mineworkers battled big coal – similar to teachers standing up for funding Stephen Smith, Wilma Lee Steele and Tina Russell Sat 14 Apr 2018 08.00 BST In West Virginia, the term ‘redneck’ dates back to the early 1900s, a time when mineworkers faced the constant threat of death Illustration: Sébastien Thibault https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/14/redneck-pride-west-virginia-protests-strikes -
Richard Ojeda is part of a wave of Democrats who have the ability to connect with working class white voters in districts where Trump won by double digits Tue 27 Feb 2018 12.00 GMT Jamiles Lartey in Charleston, West Virginia Richard Ojeda, the West Virginia state senator, is running for a congressional seat for West Virginia’s third district where he was born and raised, and where Trump was elected by an eye-popping 49-point margin Photograph: Jeff Swensen for the Guardian More pics & 1 vid in link https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/27/could-this-military-guy-democrat-find-a-magic-formula-to-win-back-blue-collar-voters