Here's where Democrats are really picking up Trump voters

[yardwork]

2. Sherrod Brown is right about this.

For many reasons, most white Americans have an irrational fear of "socialism" that keeps them from voting for government programs. The Republican Party has exploited this fear - and the racism that underlies much of the irrationality - to keep people voting against their interests.

A way out of this is to appeal to people's individual needs. Trump did this. Hillary's campaign slogan "stronger together" was a lost cause among whites whose racist fears have been stoked for decades by hate radio, Fox News, and lately, Russian propaganda. This includes all the very wealthy whites who happily vote Republican because they don't want to share.

It's very sad to me. I was raised to believe that America was great because of the diversity of our people. This idea seems gone now among many whites.

Sherrod Brown's approach might work.