The article is at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-joe-biden--yes-joe-biden--could-revolutionize-american-politics/2020/10/14/b5d6abf2-0e4d-11eb-8074-0e943a91bf08_story.html
"Now, he is launching direct appeals to working-class whites, particularly those who voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 but shifted to Trump in 2016. “A lot of white working-class Democrats thought we forgot them and didn’t pay attention,” Biden told reporters during a visit to Pennsylvania this month. “I want them to know . . . I get it. I get their sense of being left behind.”
Indeed, Hillary's biggest mistake was that - she did not appeal to the white voters.
I wrote a speech for Hillary Clinton, here it is, "I am committed to restoring justice to my fellow Americans who lost their jobs in manufacturing, to fellow Americans who live on farms, to fellow Americans who do not have an education or technical skills, to men and women who are plumbers, electricians, repairmen, drivers, janitors, and small business owners, and taking care of them is a priority of my administration. We will restore our glory days, and in the end, no American will be left out. "
Here is the link for the full speech
Mike Ghouse
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