 Why are they still in poverty? Why is there no minimum wage in many of these states? And the ones that do have one have it fixed at $7.25 an hour. Why is it that they don't have labor unions to protect them? Why is it that their water and air is polluted with coal dust and other kind of poisons from mining and drilling? Because of Republicans. Because of Republican policies. They're living in red areas, in deep poverty, in states that don't want to expand Medicaid, don't want to give them health care.