think that's one of the reasons why the democrats are in the trouble they're in today. one of those is that we always stipulated that there was a necessity for the democrats to retain a very significant portion of the white working class vote because while demographics were changing, they were still a huge voter group, particularly in very important states. and as we saw over the course of the 21st century, that didn't turn out to be the case, that they're able to keep their share of the white working class votes stable. >> you said that democrats are alienating the white working class. so what are they doing wrong? >> well, one thing they're doing wrong is that they are not able to project a sort of cultural outlook and an economic program that these voters find congenial. they feel that their communities have been left behind. they feel that elites on the coast don't pay much attention to them. they feel they're looked down upon, and i think this really