21st was even more important when we saw millions of people around this country followed by so many people at airports who are out there saying, donald trump, you don t stand for us. and we have to take this moment and turn it into a movement. we may not have the congress. we may not have the senate. and we may not have the presidency, but we have the people. and we ve got to turn that power into results. what do you say, i m characterizing the election just run as a rural rebellion. in fact, put that image back on the screen that shows the red and blue on election day in the presidential race. because here s my question for the secretary, what do you say to that middle american blue collar white guy whose education probably ended somewhere in high school. he s been a reliable vote for the democratic party, but this time he went for donald trump. your message to him is what? sure. the democratic party has always been the party of economic security. always making sure we re looking
but republicans also control both the senate and the house. take a look at that margin, 52-48, 241-194. things don t look much better nationwide for the democrats. republicans control governors offices in those red 33 states. democrats control just 16. and the balance of power in the state legislatures has the republicans controlling 30 states, there they are in red, democrats merely 12. so what is the future of the democratic party in the trump era? its leaders are wrestling with that very question. this week they ve been on annual retreat in baltimore. and in the coming weeks they will also have to pick who takes over as dnc chair from interim head donna brazile. several candidates have presented themselves including my next guest, labor secretary under president obama thomas perez. mr. secretary, thanks for coming back to the program. always good to be with you