YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — In May 2016, David Betras, a Democratic Party leader in the heart of industrial northeast Ohio, sent a memo warning Hillary Clinton’s campaign that it was on the verge of losing Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan because she was not connecting with blue-collar voters. As he sees it now, Democrats are still just as out of touch. “The Democratic Party has lost its voice to speak to people that shower after work and not before work,” he said. “All we’re saying is he won’t turn over his tax returns. The loss of 1,600 jobs in March at a General Motors plant in nearby Lordstown, despite Mr. Trump’s visible efforts to save them, was the latest blow.

Source: New York Times May 20, 2019 09:00 UTC