"I Work for Midwestern Democrats, and I Know How to Win Back Voters From the G.O.P."

[brooklynite]

New York Times

One underrated problem for Democrats is how they have approached outsourcing. Many voters think Democrats don’t fight effectively enough to keep jobs in America or bring them back. A poll I conducted for Third Way last year found that 49 percent of likely voters think Republicans do a better job than Democrats on the issue. (Only 24 percent could say the same of Democrats.)

It’s not just polls: In focus groups after the 2020 election, I listened to blue-collar Latino Trump voters on the Texas-Mexico border call Mr. Trump a racist but say they voted for him because he’s for the American worker and trying to keep jobs in America.

This concern might be even more important now. Inflation is the top issue voters want Washington to address, and Americans believe disruptions to the global supply chain are causing price spikes and economic instability. To win support, Democrats need to hammer home to voters that they are focused on bringing manufacturing home.

I live in Chicago and work for Midwestern Democratic politicians whose states have been hit hard by outsourcing, and I have seen Democrats win over swing voters with a powerful call to bring jobs back to America and invest in domestic manufacturing. Tim Ryan, the Democratic Senate candidate in Ohio, offers a good example. When he talks about his 30-year fight to get tough on Chinese trade practices, I’ve seen people who voted for Mr. Trump most recently (but who previously voted for Barack Obama) start to wonder, “I’m a Republican, but can I vote for Tim Ryan now?”

[Mad_Machine76]

1. Is it because

He’s attacking China just like Trump did? Isn’t that what the right does? Find a boogeyman and promise to fight it?

[AlexSFCA]

3. if it works, must do it. Laser focus on winning.

[Mad_Machine76]

6. Ends justifies means?

Winning requires us to be more like them?

[CincyDem]

2. This is Sherrod's implied message...the dignity of work.

And he closes talking about bring dignity back to Americans. A subtle but effective to talk about being jobs back that speaks to the heart.

It’s a good model, at least here in Ohio.

[questionseverything]

4. I think sherrod brown would make a great president someday

[CincyDem]

5. Yeah. but in spite of the distinction, I think he likes the Senate.