A new television ad from the Romney campaign touting coal as a reliable source of energy features a group of miners from Beallsville, Ohio, who were allegedly required to attend the candidate’s rally there last month.The miners standing behind Romney at the event also lost pay for the day when the mine shut down on Aug. 14 for security and safety reasons, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports, and some workers feared they would lose their job if they didn’t attend.
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