Democratic candidates can win Rust Belt voters by attacking the Democratic party

But they won't get anywhere, as long as they're beholden to the DNC. See: Bernie

Yeah, as long as they're not lying and as soon as they're in office they raising the palestraninia flag again.

I grew up in the Rust belt (thankfully got out) and this article feels like it’s starting to get at the root of the problem. So much conversation is around “those dumb hicks”. Well, they might not be college educated but they aren’t drooling-on-theirselves stupid. In my experience it’s near impossible to have a real conversation about this with someone deep in DNC politics.

In short, neoliberalism had a huge hand in hollowing out the Rust Belt. The Democratic Party pivoted to identity politics. I understand that Trump is horrifying, but who exactly are these people supposed to vote for?

Of course, any messaging from politicians that touches on classical liberalism gets shut down pretty hard by the DNC. As another commenter said, see Bernie. He spoke to the 99% that work. Joe Rogan was a supporter. The DNC is so entrenched in Us v. Them that they can’t see that there’s a bigger message to be putting out.