david betras could see trouble come democratic party chairman youngstown ohio write hillary clinton advisers may warn need put jobs-focused message heart white house campaign else watch blue-collar voters state like ohio michigan pennsylvania slip away republican donald trump clinton never respond betras final weeks campaign spend much time portray trump unfit rather highlight economic plan nov. election day betras warn prove prescient lose ohio pennsylvania wednesday michigan base late unofficial ballot count surprise upset trump wealthy businessman make promise renegotiate trade deal restore job centerpiece agenda fuel part support white working-class voters vital rust belt state elsewhere disastrous election losses state national level betras rust belt democrats find success blue-collar district advice anxious party key recapture voters broad change policy new commitment listen act economic concern show democrats care great ideas earth think side go listen say u.s. representative dan kildee flint michigan one small cadre democrats congress learn win working-class district emphasize economic solutions democratic u.s. representative matt cartwright whose district around scranton pennsylvania one presidential campaign prime battlegrounds also re-election third term 54 percent vote 40,000 trump voters cross back say interview would pick also hillary clinton come credibility say know pain talk voters job always message tell exactly get job back district recall 1992 presidential campaign theme clinton husband bill clinton cartwright add economy stupid folks work hard hard try stay place party efforts regain lose grind blue-collar voters could factor next week election democratic leader house representatives tim ryan whose northeast ohio district encompass blue-collar youngstown challenge veteran leader nancy pelosi san francisco ryan emphasize ability talk work class voters say announce leadership run people need know understand elect us fight economic opportunity all kildee re-elected third term 61 percent vote say democrats seek lessons election rubble overreact begin moderate position social issue shift stances target elements party base support decimate industrial towns inner cities rural plain voters share similar anxiety economic system seem leave behind say everybody talk thing economic uncertainty fear job kid get job retirement kildee say talk job economy first one listen talk issue gold-plate toilets tap economic worry trump capture two-thirds white college degree exit poll show help gain razor-thin margin victory need ohio pennsylvania wisconsin michigan pick president barack obama 2012 win electoral college despite lose popular vote contrast trump whose rally call arm economic system rig everyday americans clinton mention rarely highlight many aspects economic agenda final weeks campaign message billionaire gold-plate toilets guy break talk blue-collar families say betras party chairman ohio heavily democratic mahoning county trump capture 47 percent vote 12 percentage point good republican mitt romney 2012. betras say many blue-collar workers increasingly felt forget national party time seem focus social cultural issue bread-and-butter economic concern democratic national committee respond question party efforts win working-class voters betras urge clinton memo spend time talk ways entice company repatriate manufacture job plan create job boost infrastructure program key elements trump stump speech candidates make frequent visit pennsylvania ohio party conventions july clinton travel michigan four time twice last week campaign never visit wisconsin trump hit half-dozen time david murray register independent live outside flint michigan say vote re-elect kildee back obama 2008 2012 cast presidential ballot trump time feel like clinton really care us say murray personal service industry worker still hurt feel recover economic free fall clinton seem like another four years obama do area four years nothing obama appear echo concern betras two lawmakers recent comment democratic post-election hand-wringing key us say us mean americans think particularly progressives say concern real anxieties real fix obama say trump consistently outperform romney 2012 total areas heavy concentrations working-class white luzerne county pennsylvania partially cartwright district trump 58 percent vote compare romney 47 percent neighbor lackawana county trump 47 percent vote compare romney 36 percent sharon taboada juvenile probation officer houghton lake michigan two sons college say vote trump part economic message clinton talk little economy feel way touch work force say blue-collar democrats party 's still economy stupid