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In reply to the discussion: The median income of a coal miner is about $80K [View all]meadowlander
(4,395 posts)They are human beings who form a community which includes divergent views and different levels of political awareness and understanding.
The key is to peel off the simply misinformed by showing that we are the party that has actually got their backs and is looking out for their interests.
We didn't lose by a lot in any of these states. And that margin can easily be explained by people who just didn't understand that Obamacare and the ACA are the same thing. Or who didn't follow the Trump-Russia connection. Or who thought Hillary was going to steal their guns but didn't realize that Trump was going to steal their kids' educations and healthcare and their retirement savings.
We move forward by going out and having actual conversations with people to raise consciousness and awareness, not by labeling them deplorables or assuming that they are so stupid and racist that they will continue to vote against their own self-interest even when it becomes personally obvious to them that that is what they are doing.