[BullDog]

I think Progressives are just as tone deaf thinking people want what they want.

I agree with the Op-Ed that Sanders (and also Warren) would lose in a 45-state wipeout.

There are not enough young people or previously non-registered voters who ever vote enough to save the day - but keep trying it is worth it. Just don't expect that to do it.

I think trying to win over the true Trump voters is a complete losing proposition too. The true Trump believers are never going to vote with us

It really is about those in the center, although you don't necessarily have to appeal with re-hashed ideas I don't think. They are the ones who actually vote like clockwork.

The road to the Presidency currently runs through the Rust Belt. I don't believe lying to them that we are going to bring their jobs back is a good idea since it is a lie. We aren't rolling back the clock to the 1950s, and it's not women's fault, gays fault, people of color's fault, etc. that people don't have jobs and its divisive.

People can rail against the trade policies all they want, and things probably could be better but we live in a global economy and that's never going back. There are countries everywhere that can do things better than us and cheaper than us. So unless you want to overthrow capitalism, it is what it is.

I do believe workers need to be re-educated for the new economy but it is also true that there is plenty of "blue collar work" that could be done where you don't need a Master's degree in public policy from Harvard to get the job done. Our roads and bridges and buildings are all crumbling and in disrepair. If people are going to run screaming from the room about big government programs for it then figure out a way to do it in partnership with private businesses. Whatever. There are plenty of people who want to work and plenty of work that could be done. I don't see why it couldn't be figured out.