Democrats still misunderstand working-class voters - to their peril

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41. Fact: the economy and economic condition of Americans is better under Democratic administrations.

Unemployment down, incomes up, declines in poverty, etc. Democrats are addressing the economic concerns of Americans and trying to fix them, not just yelling populist slogans. There is a thing called Congress where legislation is decided on and Democrats need large majorities to pass their agenda like higher minimum wage, higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, campaign finance reform, environmental protections, infrastructure, student debt relief, consumer protections, universal health care and so on. It is easy to find out about Democratic policies by listening to them or looking it up.

Union membership reached its peak in 1955 and declined steadily after that. Democrats fault? No. Economic equality was at its highest during the '60s when the white working class began leaving the Democratic Party. Because of economic anxiety and '90s trade deals? Obviously not. Was it Democrats' fault the global economy changed, global trade increased, automation replaced workers, the U.S. economy shifted from manufacturing to service and tech in the '70s? No.

People vote for Trump/Republicans because of culture wars/immigration. They do not have "bold ideas" that they sell. They sell racism anger and fear of Them vs Us.