(Pluralist)
“We are people, we live on this planet, we want to survive.”
With Democrats searching for a winning message, CNN went to Pennsylvania last week to see what it would take for the party to get back the mythical Obama-to-Trump voter.
In a broadcast last week, the network spoke with residents of Luzerne County, one of the districts that helped swing the state from blue to red in 2016 and make Donald Trump president. According to reporter Jason Carroll, voters there say the Democrats have forgotten white working class voters like them.
A middle-aged couple, Eileen and Richard Sorokas, told Carroll that they have no regrets about leaving the Democratic Party and do not plan to return. They blamed the party’s emerging leaders, particularly Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
“I think she’s too bizarre,” said Eileen Soroka of the freshman congresswoman. “I think she’s more ridiculous, and be more realistic, you know? We are people, we live on this planet, we want to survive.” Read more
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