I agree, the base of the Democratic party has pursued a self-congratulatory image of inclusivity and righteousness to the point that many working-class whites t

I agree, the base of the Democratic party has pursued a self-congratulatory image of inclusivity and righteousness to the point that many working-class whites think they're an afterthought to the Dems. I remember watching the 2016 DNC, seeing a procession of speakers who represented cities and minority communities, and thinking "if I were a poor white person and I thought the Democratic party had forgotten me, this would play right into that belief." Ironically Democratic policies regarding education, environment, and labor would give a better deal to working-class folk of any background, and Republican posturing about education has more to do with image than with preventing unskilled work from entering the country (after all, business loves Republicans and business loves low wages). But so much of politics is an image game, and once Nixon pioneered (ew) the implicit politicization of race, the Dems never controlled their narrative again. They more or less embraced the role defined for them by their enemy, which is a classic strategic blunder. I'm not sure how they can reclaim the narrative upper hand. And yes, I agree. By sticking too moral principles in the immigration fight, Dems are losing that too. But the alternative is to be logical, which doesn't tend to work with a loosely informed electorate that votes on feelings. Curious if anyone has thoughts on a better strategy there. It almost seems like the left needs an orator who can precisely walk the line between acknowledging and speaking to lower-class white outrage and also acknowledging all peoples' humanity.