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In reply to the discussion: It would be nice if the centrists in this party did some introspection, too. [View all]IronLionZion
(45,547 posts)Meanwhile, lots of people move for jobs. They move to places where jobs are growing or housing is cheaper or there is some opportunity for a better life. That's why people moved to the industrial north decades ago. That's the story of America.
America does make things like cars and refrigerators that would be expensive to ship from overseas. They're being made in the South and areas that have cheap land, labor, or electricity/energy.
I get that you want to rebuild and retool upper Midwest economies so people can still live there. But manufacturing is probably not enough. The conditions that existed decades ago are not there to provide enough jobs for enough people. We now have more automation, less labor intensive manufacturing processes. One-industry cities have suffered and Republicans have hung that around the necks of labor and liberals claiming that Democrats did it not the corporations.
Look at how Minneapolis and Pittsburgh have diversified their economies to survive while other rust belt cities rusted out and died. There is a tremendous difference in Minnesota and Wisconsin's outcomes of their policies and investments. Minnesota's liberal Democratic policies could help similar states who have voted in Republicans to destroy everything (Wisconsin and Michigan). It's not a coincidence that Minnesota is the only one in the upper Midwest to vote for Hillary.
As far as winning presidential elections, we could look to expand our party's presence in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Texas, and other big states with growing populations and economies.