Someone sent me the video of Bernie's hour-long town hall in Wisconsin

[Garrett78]

62. Clinton won among the working class. She won among those for whom the economy is #1.

Democrats already have a very strong, winning economic message. Clinton was victimized by 25+ years of hate, the FBI, Russia, voter suppression, etc. In spite of it all, she received 65 million votes. And won among those most hurt by the recession, among those individuals who make $50,000 or less per year, among those for whom the economy is a top priority. As I said in my OP, it's not a mystery why a segment of *white* working class voters have different desires than the working class as a whole.

That said, Democratic candidates need to do more outreach in more places (Obama minimized the losses in rural areas of purple states like Iowa, so that he could still carry the state--of course, he didn't have to contend with the Shelby County v. Holder decision). They don't need to alter the message much. They just need to do more outreach. A younger, less polarizing ticket would help, too. I'm fairly confident the Democratic nominee will win in 2020, but we must first get through 4 years of devastation.

The map doesn't look good for 2018, but we can hope the backlash against Trump is strong.