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by intermerda 239 days ago
> At least partly because the Democrats have totally abandoned being the party of the working class.

What would it take for the Democrats to become the party of the working class? Do you think raising the minimum wage, universal pre-k and childcare, paid family and medical leave, ACA expansion, etc. are working class policies?

Either Republicans must be the party of the working class or being "pro working class" isn't necessary to win the elections. Which one is it?

> A bunch of those people voted for Trump (or didn't vote at all), knowing what Trump was. They voted for the guy who at least pretended to care about them.

Tons of farmers, small business owners, federal workers, women who believed IVF would be free would disagree with you on the first part. And for the "pretend" part, you mean lie, right? So do you think Democrats need to start outright lying?