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>To be clear, midwesterners weren’t voting based on tax policy as you suggest, this was about trust, betrayal and vengeance.

That's consistent... but I don't really see how it's actionable. There's a lot of talk on the left about what we can do to help the midwest financially, but as you say, it's not about money.

If you had the ear of someone who mattered in the 'blue state' establishment, what would you tell them if they asked "What can the blue states do to help?"