Posted on 06/04/2014 2:23:16 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
With the EPA's proposed new power plant rules posing a potential threat to Democrats running in coal-reliant states, Alison Lundergan Grimes is fighting back early -- and fiercely -- by attacking the president and the EPA in a new radio ad, unveiled Wednesday.
In the ad, which will air mainly throughout Kentucky's coal counties in the east and west of the state, Grimes takes President Obama to task for the new regulations on carbon emissions, which would be phased in over the next 15 years.
"Mr. President, Kentucky has lost one-third of our coal jobs in just the last three years," Grimes says in the ad. "Now your EPA is targeting Kentucky coal with pie-in-the-sky regulations that are impossible to achieve."
"It’s clear you have no idea how this affects Kentucky," Grimes adds.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Pre-election posturing.
The damage is done and it won’t be undone by a few political ads.
If democrats were serious they would introduce legislation to roll back King Obama’s royal decrees or file a lawsuit against the EPA.
I have two words. Jefferson County.
Exactly. She’s a democrat. She’s a liar. But then I repeat myself.
I thought I read she was a democrat...
But she will oust Mitch McConnell.
I'm starting to think that it's a fair trade.
-PJ
The Pelosi strategy - let the candidates say ANYTHING THEY NEED TO, to get elected - then have them vote as ordered.
It worked for Pelosi and got her the House in 2006, and it worked for the Dems with Manchin.
If the Republicans don’t fight that strategy effectively, it WILL keep working, especially in Senate races, given the 6 year interval.
Yup.
Nuff said. I won’t even drive through that county.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.