Interviews show that many American voters in 2016 thought Democrats favored the rich. [View all]

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Therefore, they were much more inclined to vote for Tromp.

It is clear that the Democratic message simply did not reach a lot of Hillary's supporters.

Any thoughts on how to correct this for the elections coming up?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/05/01/why-did-trump-win-new-research-by-democrats-offers-a-worrisome-answer/?utm_term=.15dba2cb56b6

"As the Democratic Party rebuilds itself for the 2018 and 2020 elections, Democratic strategists have been preoccupied with a pressing question: Why did so many voters who backed Barack Obama in 2012 switch to Donald Trump four years later, and what can be done to win them back?

"Top Democratic pollsters have conducted private focus groups and polling in an effort to answer that question, and they shared the results with me.

"One finding from the polling stands out: A shockingly large percentage of these Obama-Trump voters said Democrats’ economic policies will favor the wealthy — twice the percentage that said the same about Trump. I was also permitted to view video of some focus group activity, which showed Obama-Trump voters offering sharp criticism of Democrats on the economy."